Eryngium leavenworthii
(Eryngo)
Eryngium leavenworthii, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 9442
Eryngium leavenworthii, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 9468
Eryngium leavenworthii, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 9458
Eryngium leavenworthii, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 9463
Eryngium leavenworthii, Goodwater Trail, Lake Georgetown, Williamson Co. 9486
| Scientific Name | Eryngium leavenworthii | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ERLE11 |
| Common Name | Eryngo, Leavenworth's Eryngo | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 29494 |
| Family | Apiaceae (Parsley) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry areas in rocky meadows, plains and prairies. Plant: Erect slender annual, single or branched, smooth, purplish, leafy stems; 1 to 4 feet tall. Leaves: Lower stem leaves on short petioles, broadly oblanceolate, up to 2-1/4 inches long and 3/4-inch wide; mid- and upper leaves sessile, broadly ovate to orbicular, deeply palmately divided into 3 to 5 lobes, each lobe lined with sharp spines; grey-green, purplish-tinged. Inflorescence: Single or multiple reddish-purple heads, each 1/2 to 1-1/4 inches long above spiny-tipped bracts; each head comprising many tiny flowers with blue protruding stamens. Bloom Period: July to September. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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