Eryngium campestre L.

Taxonomy: Apiaceae// Genus: Eryngium// Species: Eryngium campestre L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in the The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski and Matevski, 2005).

Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Caucasus, North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open and dry habitats- dry grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Summer- autumn: JUL, AUG, SEP.

Eryngium campestre – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – basal leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – capitulum. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – stem with upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – basal leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and “Orizarska” River, 19.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – habitat. Southern foot of Osogovo Mountains, hills near Kochani. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – habitat (left) and habit (right). Southern foot of Osogovo, hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – habit. Southern foot of Osogovo, hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – upper part of plant with capitula. Southern foot of Osogovo, hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre -capitula. Southern foot of Osogovo, hills near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – habit (left) and upper part of plant with capitula. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – capitulum. Southern foot of Osogovo Mountains, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – basal leaves. Southern foot of Osogovo, “Kochanski dol” near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – habit. Osogovo , hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – upper part of plant with capitula. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre  – capitulum. Osogovo , hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Eryngium campestre – basal leaves. Osogovo , hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski

References:

Eryngium campestre L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841701-1 [Accessed 14.02.2022].

Micevski, K and Matevski, V. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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