Apiaceae
Eryngium L.
Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Apiaceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Terrestrial herbs to 40 cm tall.
Leaves: Leaves “laminar” in the form of a rosette, the base sheathing the stem, the margin serrate to spinose.
Reproductive Morphology
Fruit: Fruit to 0.5 cm long, brown when mature.
Infructescence: Infructescence terminal, spinose.
Seeds: Seeds many per fruit.
Other
Uses: The leaves used as a spice to flavor food, like cilantro.
Distribution: Widely distributed in the tropics and southern temperate zones, sometimes cultivated.
Notes: Plant very aromatic.