DSCF2971_Pterocaulonpycnostachyum_FL_1200 March 10, 2017 900 × 1200 Exploring central Florida’s fire-dependent ecosystems Coastal blackroot, Pterocaulon pycnostachyum. A relative of rabbit tobacco, the tuberous root yield a poisonous black sap, and the leaves of the plant have been used as an herbal smoke and contain coumarins. Sunflower family, Asteraceae.