Rattlesnake Master

Eryngium yuccifolium or "rattlesnake master" is a prairie plant native to Illinois. The spikey-flowered plant was used by native Americans to treat rattlesnake bites and even used the sturdy leaves to weave shoes.

Know the plants around you and save plants to save the planet!

See the links below for more information!

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/rattlesnakex.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/07/science/shoes-that-walked-the-earth-8000-years-ago.html

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