COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
223
catalog_number
223
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.223_1200.Eryg_yuc1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.223_1200.Eryg_yuc1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:223
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:223
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
scientific_name
Eryngium yuccifolium Michx.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Apiaceae
family
Apiaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Eryngium
genus
Eryngium
Genus
false
Species:
yuccifolium
specific_epithet
yuccifolium
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Michx.
scientific_name_author
Michx.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Douglas
county
Douglas
County
false
Locality:
Ivan Boyd Prairie, ca 2 mi E of Baldwin City along US 56.
locality
Ivan Boyd Prairie, ca 2 mi E of Baldwin City along US 56.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
8/6/1988
date_collected
8/6/1988
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek, "prickly plant"
genus_name_meaning
From Greek, "prickly plant"
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
having yucca-like leaves
species_name_meaning
having yucca-like leaves
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Button snakeroot
common_names
Button snakeroot
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Rattlesnake master
common_names
Rattlesnake master
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1-1.5 m
description
Height: 1-1.5 m
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from June to October.
description
Species description: Flowers are white and bloom from June to October.
Description
false
Description:
"Species description: Stout, erect perennial herb with a yucca-like appearance. The single stem is branched above and is covered with a whitish waxy bloom that rubs off easily. Leaves are rigid and broadly linear, with spines along the margins."
description
"Species description: Stout, erect perennial herb with a yucca-like appearance. The single stem is branched above and is covered with a whitish waxy bloom that rubs off easily. Leaves are rigid and broadly linear, with spines along the margins."
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Tallgrass prairies and rocky open woodlands.
description
Habitat: Tallgrass prairies and rocky open woodlands.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Eastern third of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Eastern third of the state.
Description
false
Description:
"Medicinal Uses: Tea from roots used to treat bladder and kidney troubles, as fever reducer, as antidote to snakebite and other poisons. Used to induce perspiration and vomiting and as diuretic to purify the blood and body system."
description
"Medicinal Uses: Tea from roots used to treat bladder and kidney troubles, as fever reducer, as antidote to snakebite and other poisons. Used to induce perspiration and vomiting and as diuretic to purify the blood and body system."
Description
false
Description:
"Cultivation: Grows best in dry, sandy soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soil."
description
"Cultivation: Grows best in dry, sandy soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soil."
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Will self-seed. Division--in fall or early spring. May not be successful because of deep taproot. Cuttings--taken in autumn or winter.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Will self-seed. Division--in fall or early spring. May not be successful because of deep taproot. Cuttings--taken in autumn or winter.
Description
false
Color:
White
color
White
Color
false
Color:
Greenish
color
Greenish
Color
false