Eryngium campestre
| Eryngium campestre | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Eryngium |
| Species: | E. campestre |
| Binomial name | |
| Eryngium campestre L. | |
Eryngium campestre - MHNT
Eryngium campestre, known as field eryngo,[1] is a species of Eryngium, which is used medicinally. A member of the Apiaceae family, Eryngo is a hairless, thorny perennial. The leaves are tough and stiff, whitish-green. The basal leaves are long-stalked, pinnate and spiny. The leaves of this plant are mined by the gall fly which is called Euleia heraclei.
Flowering season
July–September
Distribution
Mainly Central and southern Europe, north to Germany and Holland. Rare in the British Isles.
Uses
Used in herbalism as an infusion to treat coughs, whooping cough and urinary infections. Roots were formerly candied as sweets or boiled and roasted as a vegetable. Active constituents: Essential oils, saponins, tannins.
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links
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- Plants For A Future: Eryngium campestre
- USDA Plants: Eryngium campestre
- Plant Profile of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland: Eryngium campestre
- Distribution Map of Eryngium campestre in continental France (Telebotanica)
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