Calling out a plant name while walking with a companion in high vegetation or remote rustic areas may bring the same reaction as yelling "fire" or simply saying "hi Jack" in an airport terminal.

Organisms have been given common names, which no longer make much sense, or never did.

Several plants, rattlesnake plantain and rattlesnake master, are common flora in Southwest Wisconsin.  In fact, rattlesnake plantain is one of our most common orchids, having a wide range of growing situations and plant groupings.

One must look hard to see where someone saw a connection with this plant's woodland...