Common Name: Blue Devil
Botanical Name: Eryngium rostratum
Family: UMBELLIFERAE
Description:
Spiny, perennial herb with erect stems, 20-50 cm high. Prickly, finely dissected leaves form a loose rosette which is bright green, but turns blue-green as plant matures. Thistle-like, purplish-blue heads. Late spring to summer.
Spiny, perennial herb with erect stems, 20-50 cm high. Prickly, finely dissected leaves form a loose rosette which is bright green, but turns blue-green as plant matures. Thistle-like, purplish-blue heads. Late spring to summer.
Natural Distribution:
Common to sandy soils of temperate woodlands and grasslands in MU, NL, SE and SL regions. In all other States except NT.
Common to sandy soils of temperate woodlands and grasslands in MU, NL, SE and SL regions. In all other States except NT.
Notes:
Often mistaken for an introduced thistle. A State (SA) vulnerable species. Recorded as vulnerable or threatened in numerous regions of SA.
Often mistaken for an introduced thistle. A State (SA) vulnerable species. Recorded as vulnerable or threatened in numerous regions of SA.
