''Eryngium ombrophilum'' is a plant species native to
Brazil
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specimen collected there from the State of
Paraná Paraná, Paranã or Parana may refer to:
Geology
* Paraná Basin, a sedimentary basin in South America
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*Paraná, Entre Ríos, a city
* Paraná Department, a part of Entre Ríos Province
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''Eryngium ombrophilum'' is a perennial
semelparous
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herb. Leaves are thin but firm and rigid.
Prophyll
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s 5, lanceolate, the margins spiny and bristly, about 1 cm (0.3 inches) long. Flower
head
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ovoid to cylindrical, 15 mm (0.6 inches) long and 6 mm (0.24 inches) in diameter. Flowers yellow-green.
Dusén, Per Karl Hjalmar, & Wolff, Karl Friedrich August Hermann. 1911. Arkiv för Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien 10(5): 2, pl. 1.
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References
ombrophilum
Endemic flora of Brazil
Flora of Paraná (state)
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