Field eryngo

Eryngium campestre

''Eryngium campestre'', known as field eryngo, is a species of ''Eryngium'', which is used medicinally. A member of the Apiaceae family, Eryngo is a hairless, thorny perennial. The leaves are tough and stiff, whitish-green. The basal leaves are long-stalked, pinnate and spiny.
The leaves of this plant are mined by the gall fly which is called ''Euleia heraclei''.
Eryngium campestre Eryngium,Eryngium campestre

Distribution

Mainly Central and southern Europe, north to Germany and Holland. Rare in the British Isles.

Uses

Used in herbalism as an infusion to treat coughs, whooping cough and urinary infections. Roots were formerly candied as sweets or boiled and roasted as a vegetable. Active constituents: Essential oils, saponins, tannins.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusEryngium
SpeciesE. campestre
Photographed in
Hungary