| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Eryngium humile Cav. |
| Bibliography | Anales Hist. Nat. 2: 115 (1800) |
| Native Range | Costa Rica to Venezuela and Peru |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2000-4300m |
| Description | glabrous, acaulescent, leaves in rosette, obovate, spinulose-crenate-serrate, reticulate veined, decurrent, stem leaves 1-2pairs, heads ovoid, 1cm long, bracts acute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white, blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 humile subvar. acaule Wedd. Eryngium humile var brevibracteatum Hieron. Eryngium humile var. caulescens Kunth Eryngium humile var. giganthophyllum H.Wolff Eryngium humile var. latipes Jameson Eryngium humile var. multiradiatum Hieron. ex H.Wolff Eryngium humile var. pulchellum Wedd. Eryngium humile var. radiciflorum (Tratt. ex DC.) H.Wolff Eryngium humile var. stellatum (Mutis ex F.Delaroche) H.Wolff Eryngium humile var. subacaule Kunth Eryngium humile var. typicum H.Wolff Eryngium moritzii H.Wolff Eryngium pulchellum Wedd. Eryngium radiciflorum Willd. ex Spreng. Eryngium ranunculoides Willd. ex Spreng. Eryngium stellatum Mutis ex F.Delaroche |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 80 Central America (COS Costa Rica, PAN Panamá) 82 Northern South America (VEN Venezuela) 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) |