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Eryngium maritimum L.  
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FamilyAPIACEAE
Genus speciesEryngium maritimum L. 
SynonymsEryngium marinum Garsault
Habitatsands and rocks
Altitude0-100m
Descriptionbasal 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
Size20-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer, autumn
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationopen site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

APIACEAE

Eryngium maritimum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 233 (1753)

Synonyms:
Eryngium marinum Garsault

Europe, nw. Africa, Caucasus, w. Asia
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