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Eryngium aquaticum L.

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Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Eryngium

Characteristics

Erect, fibrous-rooted perennial to 1 m, branched above; lvs elongate, pinnately net-veined, linear to lance-oblong, the lower long-petioled, 1–3 dm, the upper smaller and less petiolate, varying from entire to spinulose-toothed or even pinnatifid; bracts spreading or deflexed, mostly exceeding the heads, entire to spinose-serrate or pinnatifid; heads shortly ovoid-cylindric, 1–1.5 cm; bractlets trifid above and spinulose-tipped; 2n=16. Bogs and marshes near the coast; N.J. to ne. Fla. July–Sept. (E. virginianum)
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A herb. It grows 1 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Wet soils or uplands.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses food gene source material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antidotes (aerial part), Cardiovascular diseases (aerial part), Central nervous system diseases (aerial part), Diuretics (aerial part), Hypothermia (aerial part), Anticonvulsants (leaf), Appetite stimulants (leaf), Enterobius (leaf), Epilepsy (leaf), Fever (leaf), Food hypersensitivity (leaf), Lymphadenitis (leaf), Antidote (root), Diuretic (root), Expectorant (root), Snake Bite Remedy (root), Stimulant (root), Anthelmintic (root), Venereal Aid (root), Emetic (root), Appetite stimulants (root), Emetic (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified), Venereal Aid (unspecified), Anthelmintic (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Antispasmodic (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Decoagulant (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Fit (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Pneumonia (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Witchcraft (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Panacea (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified), Exhaustion (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Impotency (unspecified), Laryngitis (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Preventitive(Poison) (unspecified), Stone (unspecified), Erection (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Anticonvulsants (unspecified), Antidotes (unspecified), Cardiovascular agents (unspecified), Central nervous system diseases (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Hypothermia (unspecified), Paralysis (unspecified), Fever (whole plant), Galactogogues (whole plant), General tonic for rejuvenation (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 52
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Eryngium aquaticum flower picture by Ryan Gilmore (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eryngium aquaticum world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841652-1
WFO ID wfo-0000677719
COL ID 6GSBZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 445964
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eryngium foetidum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium plukenetii Eryngium foetidum f. comosum Eryngium virginianum Eryngium virginianum Eryngium praealtum Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum Eryngium foetidum f. nudum

Lower taxons

Eryngium aquaticum var. floridanum Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenellii
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