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Sea-holly

Eryngium

Description:

Eryngium is a genus in the family Apiaceae of about 230 species of annuals and perennials with hairless and usually spiny leaves, and dome-shaped umbels of flowers resembling those of thistles. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the centre of diversity in South America. Some species are native to rocky and coastal areas, but the majority are grassland plants. Common names include Sea-holly and Eryngo, the former typically being applied to coastal species, and the latter to grassland species.

Habitat:

Grassland

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3 Comments

sttweets
sttweets 12 years ago

@lauren13 Thanks, I'll look into it.

Lauren13
Lauren13 12 years ago

Check out the Erynjium genus rather than Carduus, although there are a couple of hundred different species in this genus. Common name is Sea Holly

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 13 years ago

That is really different! Neat. It looks like it has tiny blooms.

sttweets
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sttweets

Staphorst, Overijssel, Netherlands

Spotted on Aug 25, 2010
Submitted on Mar 23, 2011

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