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Eryngium L. >
Leaves and bracts
pungent
pointed. Flowers in dense heads or short cylindrical spikes
Eryngium
consider the other alternative
Plants 1–2 m high. Basal leaves
linear
, c. 1 m long; margins with distinct fine prickles. Heads (umbels) in a tall cymo-
panicle
. Coast. Margins of watercourses. Introd. from S. America. Fl. summer–autumn
Eryngium pandanifolium