Eryngium pinnatifidum
Species of flowering plant in the celery family Apiaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eryngium pinnatifidum, commonly known as blue devils, is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[1][2] It grows up to 50 cm in height and produces blue or white flowers between August and November (late winter to late spring) in its native range.
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Eryngium pinnatifidum | |
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Flowering at Jarrahdale, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Eryngium |
Species: | E. pinnatifidum |
Binomial name | |
Eryngium pinnatifidum | |
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The species was first formally described by botanist Alexander von Bunge, his description published in 1845 in Plantae Preissianae.[2]