Eryngium polycephalum, in Turkish başlı boğadikeni (meaning Headed Eryngo),[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, endemic to Turkey.[1]
| Eryngium polycephalum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Eryngium |
| Species: | E. polycephalum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eryngium polycephalum Hausskn. ex H.Wolff [1] | |
Description and habitat
editA tall yellowy-green Eryngo with a single upright stem, 50–150 cm (20–59 in). Its base leaves are few, persistent, with lobes somewhat like leaflets, particularly the terminal one, this being a distinctive feature; the stem leaves are smaller, 3-part, with an expanded stalk that conspicuously clasps the stem. Higher up, the stems display the flower heads with ever-increasing branching upwards, all being greenish-yellow, appearing July to September. At the base of each flower head is a whorl of 5–7 slender unequal spine-leaves that are equal to the head in size or smaller, and within a head each small flower is attended by a small simple spine. It naturally grows in stony steppe at high altitude of 1,450–1,850 m (4,760–6,070 ft). Photos.
It is distinguished from similar species by the semi-leafleted form of the lowest, persistent, leaves.[3]
Distribution
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Plants of the World Online (with map)
- 1 2 "bizimbitkiler.org (with map)".
- ↑ A Güner; N Özhatay; T Ekim; KHC Başer (2001). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 11 (Supplement).
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