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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eryngium aquaticum
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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Read more about Marsh Eryngo at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-006a:
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum FAMILY Apiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eryngium aquaticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eryngium virginianum
COMMON NAME:
Marsh Eryngo
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August Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Heads subglobose to hemispherical, 6-12mm in diameter, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Middle cusp of the bractlets elongate, distinctly longer than the lateral cusps, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Leaves glaucous, oblanceolate, > 4" long, pinnately veined w wavy margins, per All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eryngium aquaticum
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-006a:
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum
FAMILY
Apiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Eryngium aquaticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eryngium virginianum
2439
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Tidal freshwater to brackish marshes; slightly inland over calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins with or without bristles
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate (reduced upward)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bluish-silver
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compact heads
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p150
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p328
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p382
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p471
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p418
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p437
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p104?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p034
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