Eryngium campestre
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| 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 |
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| Eryngium campestre L. |
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Eryngium campestre (Field eryngo) 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 leafs of this plant are mined by the gall fly which is called Euleia heraclei.
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[edit] Flowering season
July-September
[edit] Distribution
Mainly Central and southern Europe, north to Germany and Holland. Rare in the British Isles.
[edit] 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 Ingredients: Essential oils, saponins, tannins.
[edit] External links
- Plants For A Future: Eryngium campestre
- USDA Plants: Eryngium campestre
- Plant Profile of the Botanical Society of the British Isles: Eryngium campestre
- Distribution Map of Eryngium campestre in continental France (Telebotanica)
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