Eryngium prostratum
Appearance
Eryngium prostratum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Eryngium |
Species: | E. prostratum
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Binomial name | |
Eryngium prostratum |
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
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Eryngium prostratum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Eryngium prostratum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2020.
- ^ "Eryngium prostratum (Eryngium)". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Retrieved 11 July 2020.