Rattlesnakemaster is a distinctive prairie wildflower with yucca-like, parallel-veined basal leaves and spherical white flower heads on tall, branching stems. It is a signature plant of high-quality tallgrass prairie and an important food source for many specialist insects. Native bees, wasps, and beetles are attracted to its globular flower heads.
Habitat
High-quality tallgrass and mesic prairies in the central and eastern United States
Diet
Specialist native bees, wasps, and beetles visit the unusual globular flowers
How common
Uncommon
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