| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Eryngium bourgatii Gouan |
| Bibliography | Ill. Observ. Bot.: 7 (1773) |
| Native Range | Pyrenees to Spain, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | basal leaves deeply incised and lobate, spiny dentate, green, along veins whitish, flowers in compact, spherical head, surrounded by involucre of steely blue bracts |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Eryngium alpinum Lapeyr. Eryngium amethystinum Lam. Eryngium bourgatii f. microcephala Sennen Eryngium bourgatii var. pyrenaicum Willk. & Lange Eryngium bourgatii var. viridescens (É.Rev.) É.Rev. Eryngium pallescens Mill. Eryngium planum Lapeyr. Eryngium tournefortii Bubani |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |