| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Eryngium billardierii F.Delaroche |
| Synonyms | Eryngium balchanicum Bobrov |
| Eryngium nigromontanum Boiss. & Buhse | |
| Eryngium noeanum Boiss. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | subalpine |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, ovate-orbiculate, trisect, segments lanceolate, decurrent, pinnate, spinose-dentate, stem leaves sessile, lanceolate, inflorescence corymbose |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Turkmenistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Afghanistan , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | APIACEAE
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