| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Eryngium alpinum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 233 (1753) |
| Native Range | Jura, Alps to nw. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | blue-green, basal leaves oval to cordate, spiny dentate, long petiolate, flowers small in dense, ovoid, umbellate head, surrounded by narrow, spiny dentate bracts |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | iron-blue |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |