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Eryngium amethystinum L.

Italian eryngo (Apiaceae / Umbelliferae)

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Eryngium amethystinum is native to Italy, the Balkans, Tunisia and the eastern Mediterranean; it has deeply dissected leaves and takes on a distinctive blue colour.

Abruzzo, Italy; 2006-07-21

 Italian eryngo / Eryngium amethystinum: _Eryngium amethystinum_ is native to Italy, the Balkans, Tunisia and the eastern Mediterranean; it has deeply dissected leaves and takes on a distinctive blue colour.

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