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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eryngium ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Eryngium aquaticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-006b:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii FAMILY Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eryngium ravenelii
COMMON NAME:
Ravenel's Eryngo
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_eraq_001_lvd
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Heads globose, 9-15mm diam. The styles exceed bractlets subtending each flower, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeravenellii_2163
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Leaves w primary veins pinnate-reticulate, with or without marginal bristles, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeravenellii_2164
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Middle cusp of the bractlets about equal in length to the lateral cusps, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eryngium ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Eryngium aquaticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-006b:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eryngium ravenelii
2440
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, mostly or entirely over calcareous substrate, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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
Blue
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, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p368
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p471
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p382
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p104?
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