Dec 31, 2022
Two fresh Rattlesnake Master rosettes rising from the ashes after a prescribed burn in southern Ohio.
Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) is a wildflower that grows in open, sunny areas like grasslands, savannas, barrens, and glades. This plant is uncommon in the state of Ohio, known only from a handful of counties and listed by the state as potentially-threatened.
Like other plants of grasslands, savannas, and barrens, Rattlesnake Master benefits from fire. Fire helps Rattlesnake Master spread and increase in numbers, as seeds readily germinate and grow in areas that were just burned.
