Apiaceae

Amethyst eryngo

Eryngium amethystinum L.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium

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Amethyst eryngo (Eryngium amethystinum) — FlowerPhoto: Evgenij Samarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: قرصعنة جمشتية
arz: قرصعنه جمشتيه
Chinese: 紫晶刺芹
English: Amethyst eryngo
Italian: Cardo stellato
Polish: Mikołajek ametystowy
Slovenian: Ametistasta možina
Spanish: Cardo amatista, Erysimum pallescente
Swedish: Blå martorn
Welsh: Celynnen-y-môr Eidalaidd

Flowers

In flower: July to September (from 493 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Evgenij Samarin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Hubert Sztyler, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mario Bassini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alessio Pieretti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tango Tango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: emme fabio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.