Eryngium campestre

Eryngium campestre
E. campestre var. campestre
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium
Species:
E. campestre
Binomial name
Eryngium campestre

Eryngium campestre, known as field eryngo, or Watling Street thistle, is a species of Eryngium, which is also used medicinally. A member of the carrot family Apiaceae, it is a hairless, greenish perennial plant with tough spiny leaves.

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