Apiaceae FAMILY
Eryngium maritimum
Eryngium maritimum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Eryngium maritimum is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.45 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEuropean coasts, including Britain, from Scandanavia to the Mediterraneanand Baltic, and Black Sea
HabitatSea shores, preferring sand and shingle whilst avoiding acid soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].