Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

2439
Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Apiaceae
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum

SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database: Apiaceae
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum

SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Apiaceae
140-04-006a
Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum

Common Name:
Marsh Eryngo

Forb
Biennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in tidal freshwater to brackish marshes, per Weakley's Flora



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Leaves:
Simple
Basal & alternate reduced upward

Flower:
Summer/Fall
Blue
5-merous
Inferior ovary

Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
A Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p328
 All About SC Wildflowers p150
 Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p418
 Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p104?




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Patrick D. McMillan      pdmeaquaticum_2


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Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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Patrick D. McMillan      pdmeaquaticum_216


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Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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Patrick D. McMillan      pdmeaquaticum_wadboo1


Month Unknown

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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Patrick D. McMillan      pdmeaquaticum_wadboo3


Month Unknown

Feather-veined leaves, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.

Acknowledgments to Patrick McMillan, Clemson University's Herbarium director, for taxonomic review

 

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