rattlesnake master
Noun 1. coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite (synonym) rattlesnake's master, button snakeroot, Eryngium yuccifolium (hypernym) perennial (member-holonym) Eryngium, genus Eryngium | ||||
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rattlesnake master
rattlesnake master
n : coarse prickly perennial eryngo of united states thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: rattlesnake's master , button snakeroot , eryngium yuccifolium]
rattlesnake master
n : coarse prickly perennial eryngo of united states thought to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: rattlesnake's master , button snakeroot , eryngium yuccifolium]
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Eryngium yuccifolium
Eryngium yuccifolium (Button snake-root, Rattlesnake Master) is a common herbaceous perennial plant, native to the tallgrass prairies of central and eastern North America, from Minnesota east to Ohio and south to Texas and Florida. In the Chicago Region this species has a coefficient of conservativism of 9 meaning it is restricted to high quality remnant natural areas. It grows to 1.8 m tall, with linear leaves 15-100 cm long but only 1-3 cm broad, with bristly or spiny margins and a sharp tip. The flowers are produced in dense apical umbels 1-3 cm diameter, each flower greenish-white or bluish-white, 3-4 mm diameter. When this plant flowers pollen matures before stigmas become receptive to maximize outcrossing. Rattlesnake master has unusually high seed set (close to 90%).
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