Unusual Umbellifers
Carrot Family - Apiaceae
Field Eryngo Eryngium campestreNative throughout most of Europe and the Mediterranean Region. Common in fields and open, grassy places.
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Cretan Eryngo Eryngium creticum
Native from Italy through the Middle East to Iran. Upper stems amd bracts turn blue as flowers mature.
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Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum
Found on coastal sand and shingle along low-lying coastlines throughout Europe and the Mediterranean Region.
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Lagoecia Lagoecia cuminoides
Native throughout much of the Mediterranean region to Iran, though absent from some of the larger islands. A small but highly distinctive species of stony ground.
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