Eryngium planum

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Eryngium planum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Eryngium planum, Linn. (E. planifolium, Pall. E. latifolium, Gilib. E. intermedium, Weinm.). Root thick turnip-shaped, very long: st. 3 ft., mostly single, 3-5- forked at top: basal Lvs. cordate, oblong or oval or broadly obovate, obtuse, spinulose, usually palmately 7-9-nerved; lower st.-lvs. short-petioled, shaped like the basal Lvs. or 3-lobed, the lobes deeply serrate or cut, the upper ones sessile and 3-5-parted: heads blue, ovoid or nearly globular, about ½ in. long; involucral bracts mostly linear, rigid, somewhat spinulose-serrate; sepals lanceolate; petals ovate-oblong. Eu., Asia. G.L. 18:136.—A var. roseum is offered. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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