Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Eryngium vesiculosum Labill. |
Bibliography | Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 73 (1805) |
Native Range | e. & s. Australia, New Zealand |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Description | taproot, basal leaves in rosette, coriaceous, pale green, in outline lanceolate to spathulate, deeply coarsely dentate, teeth spiny, umbels 15-20-flowered, dense, 2cm in diam. |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Eryngium vesiculosum var. elatior H.Wolff Eryngium vesiculosum var. minor H.Wolff |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria, WAU Western Australia) 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |