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Eryngium campestre L.

field eryngo (Apiaceae / Umbelliferae)

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Eryngium campestre is a continental European herb of calcareous grassland, once thought to be native at some sites in Devon, but now considered an introduction; smaller populations occur in Cornwall, Somerset and Kent.

Wienerwald, Austria; 2013-06-27

 field eryngo / Eryngium campestre: _Eryngium campestre_ is a continental European herb of calcareous grassland, once thought to be native at some sites in Devon, but now considered an introduction; smaller populations occur in Cornwall, Somerset and Kent.

Eryngium campestre has deeply dissected leaves, like Eryngium amethystinum, but lacks the blue colouration of that species.

Niederösterreich, Austria; 2005-07-17

 field eryngo / Eryngium campestre: _Eryngium campestre_ has deeply dissected leaves, like _Eryngium amethystinum_, but lacks the blue colouration of that species.

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