Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Eryngium alismifolium Greene |
Bibliography | Erythea 3: 64 (1895) |
Native Range | w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 700-2000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, 6-15cm, lanceolate to narrowly obovate, sharply dentate, irregularly incised, inflorescence capitate, globose, sepals lanceolate, entire, petals oblong |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
Synonyms | Eryngium minimum J.M.Coult. & Rose Eryngium petiolatum var. minimum J.M.Coult. & Rose |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) |