Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Eryngium bungei Boiss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. 2: 824 (1872) |
Native Range | s. Turkmenistan to nw. Afghanistan and Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | glaucous, leaves coriaceous, oblong, coarsely lobate, spinose, shortly petiolate, stem leaves tripartite, segments lanceolate, heads in corymb, involucral bracts linear |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Eryngium kermanense Bornm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |