Apiaceae FAMILY

Eryngium carlinae

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gravatá is a perennial plant growing from a thick root, with stems that can be prostrate to erect, and usually less than 30cm tall[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a local domestic medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - Panama, north to Mexico.

HabitatMoist or dry meadows, often in alpine regions, frequently on dry rocky slopes or in pastures, sometimes on limestone, at elevations of 1,000 - 3,400 metres but most frequent at the higher elevations[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].