Eryngium alpinum L.

Panicaut des alpes (fr), Panicaut des Alpes (fr), Étoile des Alpes (fr), Chardon des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Eryngium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	epizoochory
Mature width (meter)	0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter)	0.5 - 1.0
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	phototoxic (aerial)
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days)	5 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-45
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

Leaf

Flower

Fruit

Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841634-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000677699
COL ID	6H4B8
BDTFX ID	25370
INPN ID	97133
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Eryngium alpinum