Eryngium bourgatii
| Eryngium bourgatii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Eryngium |
| Species: | E. bourgatii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eryngium bourgatii Gouan | |
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Eryngium bourgatii (Mediterranean sea holly) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, France, and Spain.[1] It is a perennial herb growing to 15–45 cm (6–18 in) tall. The spherical blue flowerheads have spiny bracts.[2]
The plant was named for a French medical doctor named Bourgat who collected plants in the Pyrenees in the company of the author of the species (Antoine Gouan) in 1766–67.[3]
Numerous cultivars have been produced for garden use, of which 'Oxford Blue' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- ↑ Eryngium bourgatii. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
- ↑ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=iw8y2Gl1vFwC&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&dq=%22Bourgat%22+botanist&source=bl&ots=vtArGZ_9X2&sig=2zx_H6L9bKM7_F0QSz9mEMijPu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCsQ6AEwA2oVChMI3KaWq6XjxwIVw36SCh2YgAOg#v=onepage&q=%22Bourgat%22%20botanist&f=false
- ↑ Eryngium bourgatii 'Oxford Blue'. Royal Horticultural Society.
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