| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Eryngium maritimum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 233 (1753) |
| Native Range | Coastal Europe, Medit. to w. Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | basal 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 |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
| Synonyms | Eryngium marinum Garsault |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, GER Germany, NET Netherlands, POL Poland) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |