Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Eryngium maritimum L. |
Synonyms | Eryngium marinum Garsault |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | basal leaves orbiculate, pinnate to 3-5 broad, spiny lobes, blue-green with light veins, floral heads 15-30mm long, surrounded by 4-7 ovate, intensely spiny bracts |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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Type | tuft |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain , Ireland , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Belgium , Germany , Netherlands , Poland ) Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Baltic States , Krym , East European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APIACEAE
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