Apiaceae
Mexican coriander
Eryngium foetidum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Eryngium
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- قرصعنة كريهة الرائحة
- arz
- قرصعنه كريهة الرائحه
- Assamese
- মান-ধনীয়া, মান ধনিয়া
- Asturian
- Coriandru americanu
- Bangla
- বিলাতী ধনিয়া
- Burmese
- ရှမ်းနံနံ
- Chinese
- 刺芫荽, 刺芹, 假芫荽, 假香荽, 缅芫荽, 节节花, 野芫荽, 野香草
- English
- Mexican coriander, Shadow beni, Spiritweed, Chardon Benit Shadon beni, Cilantro cimarron, Fitweed, Saw-leaf herb, Spiritweed sawtooth herb
- Finnish
- Salaattipiikkiputki, Culantro, Meksikolainen korianteri
- French
- Chardon béni, Coriandre chinoise, Coriandre longue, Coriandre mexicaine, Coriandre vietnamienne, Ngo gai, Ngò gai, Panicaut fétide
- German
- Langer Koriander, Mexikanischer Koriander, Cilantro, Culentro, Stinkdistel
- Haitian Creole
- Koulan
- Indonesian
- Walangan, Daun walang sangit, Ketumbar jawa, Tumbuhan walang sangit, Walangi
- Japanese
- メキシココリアンダー, 大葉コエンドロ, オオバコエンドロ
- Korean
- 쿨란트로
- Malay
- Pokok Jeraju Gunung, Pokok Jemuju
- Malayalam
- ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മല്ലി
- Persian
- گشنیز مکزیکی
- Portuguese
- Coentro-bravo, Coentro bravo
- Russian
- Эрингиум пахучий, Длинный кориандр, Мексиканский кориандр, Синеголовник пахучий
- shn
- ၽၵ်းၵီးၵွၵ်ႇ, ၽၵ်းၵီးမိူင်းၵွၵ်ႇ
- Sinhala
- අඳු
- Spanish
- Sacha culantro, Culantro
- Swedish
- Mexikansk koriander
- Thai
- ผักชีฝรั่ง
- Vietnamese
- Mùi tàu, Mùi tầu, Ngò gai, Ngò tây
Synonyms
- Eryngium antihystericum Rottler
Flowers
- In flower
- February to May, October to December (from 74 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Yadilieth Palacio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jake Rehage, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nick Kleinschmidt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: hr_dragonfly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anthony Batista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Emily Abrego, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.