Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Eryngium ravenellii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Ravenel's Eryngo at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Eryngium aquaticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-006b:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii FAMILY Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eryngium ravenelii
INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 13
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenellii
COMMON NAME:
Ravenel's Eryngo
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_eraq_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeravenelii_0
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Heads globose, 9-15mm diam. The styles exceed bractlets subtending each flower, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeravenellii_2163
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Leaves w primary veins pinnate-reticulate, with or without marginal bristles, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeravenellii_2164
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmeravenellii_2165
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Middle cusp of the bractlets about equal in length to the lateral cusps, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Eryngium ravenellii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Eryngium aquaticum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-04-006b:
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eryngium ravenelii
INCLUDING
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 13
Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenellii
2440
Forb
Biennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, mostly or entirely over calcareous substrate, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaf margins with or without bristles
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate (reduced upward)
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compact heads
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p150
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p368
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p471
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p382
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p104?
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