Eryngium yuccifolium
(Rattlesnake Master)

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Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: Rattlesnake Master, Beargrass, Bear's Grass, Button Eryngo, Button Snake-Root
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 8
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: June - September
    Status: Native
    Range:

Eryngium yuccifolium, or Rattlesnake Master, is native to most of the Eastern US, except the extreme northeast. It is a perennial that grows in dry, rocky woods, clearings, prairies and openings. It blooms in mid to late summer with white to blueish spiky flowers.

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