Eryngium amethystinum L.

Amethyst eryngo (en), Panicaut champêtre (fr), Chardon Roland (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Eryngium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.85
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

The roots are used in salads and also processed.
Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Aphrodisiacs (root), Diuretics (root), Hematinics (root), Nervous system diseases (root), Diaphoretic (root), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Eryngium amethystinum habit picture by Ettore vecchi (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium amethystinum habit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium amethystinum habit picture by Ana Ostojić (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Eryngium amethystinum leaf picture by Castle Castle (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium amethystinum leaf picture by Damiano Parravano (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium amethystinum leaf picture by Ettore vecchi (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Eryngium amethystinum flower picture by habriii (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium amethystinum flower picture by René Meere (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium amethystinum flower picture by Castle Castle (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Eryngium amethystinum fruit picture by beat keller (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eryngium amethystinum world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841641-1
WFO ID wfo-0000677707
COL ID 6GSB6
BDTFX ID 25373
INPN ID 97136
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Eryngium australe Eryngium orientale Eryngium caeruleum Eryngium dilatatum Eryngium siculum Eryngium amethystinum f. macrophyllum Eryngium amethystinum f. trichophyllum Eryngium amethystinum

Lower taxons

Eryngium amethystinum var. tenuifolium