WorldFloraDB - Eryngium creticum

Characteristics

A herb which keeps growing from year to year. Sometimes it is an annual. It grows 1 m tall. The stems are erect and violet-blue. They have many branches. The leaves can be oval or rounded. The base is heart shaped. They have teeth or 3 lobes. The leaves are leathery and on long stalks. The flower head is violet blue and spreading. The flowers are in round heads. These are 5-10 mm across. There are 5-7 bracts. There are 1 or 2 pairs of spines at the base.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
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Mature height (meter)	0.6
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows in wasteland in grassy and stony areas. It grows in dry habitats in waste places and in cliff crevices.

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Fields and rocky places, usually in dry soils.

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Usage

The leaves and stems are preserved in vinegar and also eaten raw in salads. They are used in pickles. The roots are eaten raw or cooked.

Uses	medicinal
Edible	leaves roots stems
Therapeutic use	Anemia (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	5 - 90
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