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| | Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species var. | Eryngium alpinum L. |
| Territory |
MIDDLE EUROPE; SE.EUROPE; SW.EUROPE: Au, Ga, He, It, Sl
grassland
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| Description |
blue-green, basal leaves oval to cordate, spiny dentate, long petiolate, flowers small in dense, ovoid, umbellate head, surrounded by narrow, spiny dentate, violet bracts |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | iron blue |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem erect
| | Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site
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| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in spring; root cuttings in late winter |
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