Eryngium billardieri – eFlora of India

February 28, 2011
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Eryngium

Eryngium billardieri Delile;

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Billardiere’s Eryngo;

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Plant up to 50 cm tall, stems bluish; radical leaves pinnately divided, petiolate, cauline sessile, margin spiny; flowers sessile; involucre of 6-8 bracts alternating spines; flowers white, hidden in bracts.
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Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Week: Eryngium billardieri from, Pahalgam, Kashmir:

Eryngium billardieri Del., Eryng. Hist. 25, t, 2. 1808.

Plant up to 50 cm tall, stems bluish; radical leaves pinnately divided, petiolate, cauline sessile, margin spiny; flowers sessile; involucre of 6-8 bracts alternating spines; flowers white, hidden in bracts.

Common in Kashmir valley in waste places.
Photographed from Pahalgam in June

Apiaceae Fortnight: Eryngium billardieri from Kashmir-GSJUNE21/30 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Eryngium billardieri Del., Eryng. Hist. 25, t, 2. 1808.
Plant up to 50 cm tall, stems bluish; radical leaves pinnately divided, petiolate, cauline sessile, margin spiny; flowers sessile; involucre of 6-8 bracts alternating spines; flowers white, hidden in bracts.
Common in Kashmir valley in waste places.
Photographed from Srinagar and Kashmir in July, July 2010

Very beautiful plant, thanks for showing Sir..

on June 21 from Pahalgam from Kashmir;

Kashmir thistles and similar plants-10-Eryngium billardieri – efloraofindia | Google Groups

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Eryngium billardierei: 2 images- 1 high res.
Location: Ganderbal Kashmir

Date:27|09|2021

Yes

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References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-1700391

Eryngium billardieri in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org

Eryngium billardieri – Billardiere’s Eryngo

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