Eryngium ombrophilum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Eryngium |
Species: | E. ombrophilum
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Binomial name | |
Eryngium ombrophilum Dusén & H.Wolff
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Eryngium ombrophilum is a plant species native to Brazil, the type specimen collected there from the State of Paraná. [1] [2]
Eryngium ombrophilum is a perennial semelparous herb. Leaves are thin but firm and rigid. Prophylls 5, lanceolate, the margins spiny and bristly, about 1 cm (0.3 inches) long. Flower head ovoid to cylindrical, 15 mm (0.6 inches) long and 6 mm (0.24 inches) in diameter. Flowers yellow-green. [3]