Eryngium giganteum M.Bieb.

Giant sea holly (en), Panicaut géant (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Eryngium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.55 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

The young stems are eaten after peeling.
Uses environmental use
Edible stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 8 - 55
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Eryngium giganteum habit picture by Jana Arko (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium giganteum habit picture by Rahul Gopinath (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Eryngium giganteum leaf picture by Gabi Amlinger-Mertens (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium giganteum leaf picture by Marco Weiß (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium giganteum leaf picture by Franz Hieronimus (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Eryngium giganteum flower picture by Enomis (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium giganteum flower picture by Franz Hieronimus (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium giganteum flower picture by François Zweiacker (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Eryngium giganteum fruit picture by Rahul Gopinath (cc-by-sa)
Eryngium giganteum fruit picture by Rahul Gopinath (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Eryngium giganteum world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841804-1
WFO ID wfo-0000677924
COL ID 6H4DP
BDTFX ID 25386
INPN ID 97142
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eryngium glaucum Eryngium haussknechtii Eryngium asperifolium Eryngium giganteum