SNAKEROOT

WHAT IS IT?

• Scientific name: Eryngium Cuneifolium
• Perennial herb
• Grows in stretches of white sand
• A member of the carrot family

How many are left?
Only 19
Where are they found?
-in Lake Wales, FL (only 8 are protected)

Niche:
-Florida scrub
-needs fire because it exposes the soil seed bank for germination
-lichen and moss on the ground inhibit germination
-grows in sandy, dry areas
- rosemary gives off allopathic chemicals which inhibit germination

Efforts to save them:
-8 are on protected land, the Lake Wales Wildlife Area
-because their scrub ecosystem is being destroyed, there is little hope for their survival
-they do not germinate on their own because of this

Works Cited
http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERCU4