Flower ID: IMG_4672.JPG-08-01-2020 Flower name (scientific): Eryngium yuccifolium André Michaux PY: 1803. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) er-RIN-jee-um yuk-ki-FOH-lee-um Flower name (common): Rattlesnake Master Family name (common): Carrot Family name (scientific): Apiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek, due to Theophrastus, for a plant with spiny leaves. Specific epithet: Having Yucca-like leaves. Yucca is a genus whose species are noted for their usually rigid linear-lanceolate (sword-shaped) leaves. Common name origin: From the belief that the plant provided a cure for rattlesnake bites. This is known to be erroneous. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.0 inches (1.3 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical Plant description: Size: 24 to 60 inches (61 to 152 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate and/or whorl, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate (IL), linear (MP). Shape: leaf, narrowly lanceolate (IL), linear (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): July to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, meadows, savannas, thickets, woodland openings, sun, moist to dry, sandy soil. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki utilized the root to treat bladder issues and as a general medicine for poisons except that from the rattlesnake (Smith, p. 248, 1928).The Cherokee used the plant as a snakebite remedy. The Creek used the plant to treat multiple ailments including snakebites, kidney issues, and neuralgia (Moerman, p. 226, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Columbia, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha, Lafayette, Marathon, Milwaukee, Oneida, Racine, Rock, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI) Click here for distribution map In Canada: References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium (The other infraspecific is Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum A. Gray ex John Merle Coulter & Rose which is found in the southern region of the US.) Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC