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Apiaceae

Eryngo

Eryngium creticum Lam.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Eryngium

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Eryngo: Eryngium creticum חרחבינה מכחילה. ליד יקנעם
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)
Arabic
قرصعنة كريتية
Bulgarian
Критски ветрогон
English
Eryngo
Hebrew
חרחבינה מכחילה
Persian
زول گرمسیری
Polish
Mikołajek kreteński
Russian
Синеголовник критский
Slovenian
Kretska možina

Synonyms

  • Eryngium cyaneum Sm.
  • Eryngium syriacum Lam.

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.