Species
Eryngium amethystinum (Italian eryngo)
Eryngium amethystinum. Photo: (c) iosonogerda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Eryngium amethystinum, the amethyst eryngo, Italian 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…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Order: Apiales (Carrots, ivies, and allies)
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Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
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Subfamily: Saniculoideae
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Tribe: Saniculeae
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Genus: Eryngium (Eryngos)
- Species: Eryngium amethystinum (Italian eryngo)
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Genus: Eryngium (Eryngos)
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Tribe: Saniculeae
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Subfamily: Saniculoideae
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Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
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Order: Apiales (Carrots, ivies, and allies)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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