Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. rattlesnake master, button eryngo, button snakeroot, Yuccaleaf eryngo
Global_ID_number29506
Description
Plant: not carnivorous,broadleaf,perennial,autotrophic,herbaceous,
leaves: alternate,simple,entire,parallel,linear,lanceolate,
flowers: perianth:color:white,july,august,
fruits: schizocarp,
Discussion: Grows up to 4'. Leaves: blue-green pointed leaves resemble Yucca leaves, with small, needle-like bristles along edges. Flowers: spiny, ball-like flower heads at top of plant are covered with small white flowers.; inflorescence type - head. Stems: Roots: p
Special_diagnostic_characters: leaf margins oftern with spines; leaves clustered near base of plant.