This summertime wildflower won’t catch your eye like bright yellow or pink blossoms as it looks more like a sticktight waiting to grab you. Native to the tall grass prairies of central and eastern North America, Rattlesnake Master common name comes from the fact that some Native Americans used its root as an antidote for rattlesnake venom. Fibers of rattlesnake master have been found as one of the primary materials used by Midwestern Native Americans in the ancient shoe construction. And while it looks like it has white blossoms, it doesn’t as the rattlesnake master captured a yarrow plant in its clutches.
Rattlesnake Master
