Eryngium alpinum

Common names: Alpine Eryngo

Genus: Eryngium

Species: Eryngium alpinum

Class: Pentandria

Order: Digynia

Authority: Aiton

Modern Genus: Eryngium

Modern Species: Eryngium alpinum

Modern Family: Apiaceae Alt. Umbelliferae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: steel-blue or white

Season: summer

Native Region: A native of the Alps in most of the southern parts of Europe

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum