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Eryngium Longifolium
''Eryngium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. There are about 250 species. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with centres of diversity in the western Mediterranean, South America and Mexico.Calviño, C.I., Martínez, S.G. & Downie, S.R. (2008) The evolutionary history of ''Eryngium'' (''Apiaceae'', ''Saniculoideae''): rapid radiations, long distance dispersals, and hybridizations. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 46(3): 1129–1150. Common names include eryngo and sea holly (though not to be confused with true hollies, of the genus ''Ilex''). These are annual and perennial herbs with hairless and usually spiny leaves. The dome-shaped umbels of steely blue or white flowers have whorls of spiny basal bracts. European and Asian species tend to be native to dry, rocky and coastal areas, and the American species are native to often damp grasslands. In the language of flowers, they represent admiration. Systematics Taxonomic history The genu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eryngium Bourgatii
''Eryngium bourgatii'', the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean sea holly (also known as Pyrenean eryngo), is a species of flowering plant in the family (biology), family Apiaceae native plant, native to Andorra, southern France, France, Spain, and Morocco. It is an herbaceous plant, herbaceous perennial plant, perennial, growing to tall. The spherical, blue flowerheads have typically spiny bracts. The species was named after a French people, French medical doctor named Bourgat who collected plants in the Pyrenees in the company of Antoine Gouan, the author of the species, between 1766 and 1767. ''Eryngium bourgatii'' is fairly common in Spain, where it may be found growing as far south as Andalusia, Andalucía and further inland in Castile and León, as well as in the Community of Madrid and in Extremadura, among other locations. However, the plant is mostly found within the Pyrenees and in Spain's northern coastal regions—hence the common name Pyrenean eryngo—where it is kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
