19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Mobile
A Rattlesnake-Master and a Bug

This is a plant commonly called rattlesnake-master or button snake-root in reference to a former use of this plant as a treatment for rattlesnake bite. An insect is climbing around looking for a snack.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Camera: iPhone XS Max
Copyright: © Peter Gifford