Genus: Eryngium
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Order: Apiales > Family: Apiaceae
Six species, with indigenous ranges in Europe and South
America, are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Eryngium
agavifolium
Native to Argentina. |
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Eryngium
amethysticum
Native from Italy to the Balkans. |
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Eryngium
caucasianum
Native from Turkey to Turkmenistan. |
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Eryngium
glaciale
Native to Spain. |
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Eryngium
pandanifolium (Caraguata)
Native to South America. |
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Eryngium
planum
Native to Europe. |
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