Rattlesnake Fern
Botrychium virginianumnative · Central Texas
Rattlesnake Fern is a wildflower native to Central Texas that grows 2.5 ft tall. It wants shade and medium water. Blooms not applicable in late spring.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Wildflower
- Sun
- Shade (0–2 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 2.5 ft
- Bloom
- Late Spring · not applicable
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
Where it grows
2 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.