Eryngium prostratum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium
Species:
E. prostratum
Binomial name
Eryngium prostratum
(Nutt. ex. DC.)

Eryngium prostratum, commonly called creeping eryngo,[1] is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the southeastern United States.[2]

It is a perennial that produces blue flowers in the summer through frost on herbaceous stems.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Eryngium prostratum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. โ†‘ "Eryngium prostratum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2020.
  3. โ†‘ "Eryngium prostratum (Eryngium)". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 11 July 2020.


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