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Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum

Eryngium aquaticum L. var. aquaticum

Rattlesnakemaster, Rattlesnake-master, Rattlesnake Master

Apiaceae (Carrot family)

Synonym(s): Eryngium virginianum

USDA Symbol: ERAQA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Blue to purplish blue.

Distribution

USA: AL , DC , DE , FL , GA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , PA , SC , VA
Native Habitat: Freshwater marshes, swamps, ponds, bottomland forests, moist roadsides.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-02-13
Research By: CBR

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