Eryngium kotschyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, endemic to Turkey.[1]
| Eryngium kotschyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Eryngium |
| Species: | E. kotschyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Eryngium kotschyi Boiss. [1] | |
Description and habitat
editEryngium kotschyi is an Eryngo with several narrow upright stems, many finely-divided complex leaves and branching only in the upper, flowering parts. The flowering part of each stem becomes very blue, with a moderately dense presentation of 8–20 blue flower heads, flowers appearing July–September. Each flower head is surrounded by numerous (6–15) slender spine-leaves, usually slightly curving down, and within a head each small flower is attended by a small simple spine. It naturally grows on stony slopes, 1,100–2,250 m (3,610–7,380 ft).[citation needed]
It is allied to Eryngium billardieri,which has much broader leaf parts. Due to its fine leaves, it might also be confused vegetatively in Turkey with Eryngium glomeratum (south and west coastal regions) or the rare Eryngium babadaghense (far southwest Turkey).[2][3]
Distribution
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Eryngium kotschyi Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ↑ PH Davis (1972). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 4.
- ↑ Hermann Wolff; Adolf Engler. Das Pflanzenreich IV 228 Umbelliferae-Saniculoideae, 1913.
- ↑ "Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi | 2015". Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 December 2025.
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