Eryngium planum - Plains eryngo

Family: Apiaceae [E-flora]

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Eryngium planum
Eryngium planum
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Eryngium planum
Eryngium planum
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Eryngium planum
Eryngium planum
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"General: Fibrous-rooted biennial or perennial herb from a taproot; stems branching, glabrous, 30-100 cm tall." [IFBC-E-flora]
"Leaves: Spiny-toothed, blades of the basal leaves equal to or longer than the stalks, rounded to heart-shaped at the base." [IFBC-E-flora]
"Flowers: Inflorescence of terminal, densely capitate umbellets without spokes, stalked; flowers white to blue." [IFBC-E-flora]
"Fruits: Sphere-like to egg-shaped, flattened lengthwise, covered with scales or tubercles, sessile; without ribs.[IFBC-E-flora]

Habitat & Range: "Mesic to dry fields and waste places in the lowland and montane zones; rare garden escape in S BC; introduced from Eurasia." [IFBC-E-flora]

Status: Exotic [E-flora]

Eryngium Sp. -

Species in B.C.

  1. Eryngium giganteum - N/A [E-flora]
  2. Eryngium planum - plains eryngo [E-flora]

Eryngium giganteum - N/A

"Grown in gardens and rarely escapes. Collected from a roadside gap near the Pattullo Bridge in New Westminster (Lomer 8784 @ UBC)."

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