Eryngium

Eryngium billardierei F.Delaroche (E. Central Türkiye to Lebanon and W. Himalaya: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Pakistan, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, West Himalaya as per POWO)

(Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg))

Eryngium foetidum L. (Images by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, Surajit Koley, Anurag N Sharma (Id by Ritesh Kumar Choudhary & Surajit Koley) & Karuna Kanta Das (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos click on the links))

Eryngium paniculatum Cav. & Dombey ex F.Delaroche (Images by Gurcharan Singh (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (Images by Ranjini Kamath (Id by Viplav Gangar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))

FRLHT Indian Medicinal Plants Nomenclature Database with images/ herbarium, distribution, local names etc. :

Eryngium aquaticum VELL. (is a synonym of Eryngium floribundum Cham. & Schltdl.) Eryngium biebersteinianum NEVSKI EX BABROV. (? Eryngium biehersteinianum (M. Bieb.) Nevski)
Eryngium billardieri DELAR. Eryngium caeruleum BIEB.
Eryngium foetidum L.

Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 5.6.15:

Botanical name

Family

Common name

Eryngium billardieri	Apiaceae	Billardiere’s Eryngo
Eryngium foetidum	Apiaceae	Long Coriander

Some species found in India with description& keys from Flora of Pakistan (Distribution) :

Eryngium billardieri Del. (Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, Lebanon to Iran, W. Pakistan)

Eryngium coeruleum M-Bieb. (S. Russia, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, W. Pakistan, Tibet)

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Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal (Distribution) :
Eryngium foetidum L. (Widespread in Tropics of Old and New Worlds, probably in part, at least, as a result of introductions)

Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China (Distribution
other than China):

Eryngium foetidum Linnaeus [native to Central America; now a widespread weed in tropical and subtropical regions].
Eryngium planum Linnaeus [Kashmir, Russia (W Siberia); C and SW Asia, C and S Europe].

Medicinal Plants in Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah (2002)- Description-
Eryngium foetidum

Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary edited by C.P. Khare (2007)- Details-

Eryngium coeruleum M-Bieb.
Eryngium foetidum

Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops, Volume 2 By K. V. Peter (2007)-Details-
Eryngium foetidum

Floristic Diversity of Assam: Study of Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary By Bora, Yogendra Kumar (2003)- Details-
Eryngium foetidum

CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names … By Umberto Quattrocchi (2012)- details-

Eryngium billardieri
Eryngium foetidum

Antidiabetic Plants in India and Herbal Based Antidiabetic Research By T. Pullaiah, K. Chandrasekhar Naidu (2003)- Details-
Eryngium foetidum

World Spice Plants: Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy By Johannes Seidemann (2005)- Details-
Eryngium foetidum

Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 3 By T. Pullaiah, K. Sri Ramamurthy (2007)- Details-
Eryngium foetidum

Top 100 Exotic Food Plants By Ernest Small (2011)- Details-
Eryngium foetidum

Eryngium : 1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on ‎Eryngium (Pl. click).

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.
Any comments/ corrections are welcome.

‎Eryngium (‎‎Apiaceae) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author.

Pl. go through ‎Eryngium (‎‎Apiaceae) page with images of species (done by me) in efloraofindia.

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice.
Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.

Updated on December 29, 2025

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