Apiaceae FAMILY

Eryngium caeruleum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Eryngium caucasicum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northwest India

HabitatDry places in S. Europe[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].