Fragrant eryngium, Fragrant Eryngo
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Eryngium aromaticum
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Apiaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
Description: |
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Medium herbaceous wildflower. |
Height: |
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About 1-2 feet in height. Sprawling and forming small open patches. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. Possibly extirpated in Broward County and presumed extirpated in Miami-Dade County where it was collected in pinelands in the vicinity of Arch Creek by John Kunkell Small and others in 1915. |
Habitats: |
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Pinelands and scrubby flatwoods. |
Soils: |
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Moist to dry, well-drained sandy soils, without humus. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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High; does not require any supplemental water once established. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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Greenish. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Inconspicuous. |
Flowering Season: |
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Fall. |
Fruit: |
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A pair of inconspicuous carpels pendent from a supporting axis. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. |
Horticultural Notes: |
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Comments: |
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George D. Gann In habitat, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 2014
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