North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Apiaceae > Eryngium (eryngo)

Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium) Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)
New Hanover Co., NC
26 Aug 2006

In NC, common in the coastal plain (rare elsewhere), Blueflower Eryngo grows in savannas and other nutrient-poor wet soils.

Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium) Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)
New Hanover Co., NC
26 Aug 2006

Although it looks like a member of the composite (aster) family, Blueflower Eryngo is actually a member of the carrot family (Apiaceae)

Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium) Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)
New Hanover Co., NC
26 Aug 2006

Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)
New Hanover Co., NC
26 Aug 2006

Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium) Blueflower Eryngo, Savanna Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)
New Hanover Co., NC
26 Aug 2006


Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo (Eryngium yuccifolium) Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Uncommon in scattered localities statewide. Grows in barrens, glades, various habitats.

Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo (Eryngium yuccifolium) Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo (Eryngium yuccifolium) Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo (Eryngium yuccifolium)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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