Eryngium amethystinum
| Eryngium amethystinum | |
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| Eryngium amethystinum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Eryngium |
| Species: | E. amethystinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eryngium amethystinum L. | |
Eryngium amethystinum, amethyst eryngo or amethyst sea holly, is a clump-forming, perennial, tap-rooted herb. Its stem is 30 to 50 cm long and is light blue to purple in colour. It has a basal circle of obovate, pinnate, spiny, leathery, mid-green leaves. It flowers in mid to late summer with cylindrical umbels, 2-3 cm long atop silvery blue bracts and branching stems. The plant is native to the eastern Mediterranean and prefers dry places and soils that are rich in calcium.[1]
References
- ↑ The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Ed. Christopher Brickell. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. London 1996. p414 ISBN 0 7513 0436 0