Apiaceae

Giant sea holly

Eryngium giganteum M.Bieb.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium

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Giant sea holly (Eryngium giganteum) — FlowerPhoto: Dave, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (13)

Arabic: قرصعنة عملاقة
arz: قرصعنه عملاقه
Chinese: 巨刺芹
Czech: Máčka obrovská
English: Giant sea holly
Estonian: Hiid-ogaputk
French: Panicaut géant
German: Elfenbein-Mannstreu
os: Сырхыхос
Polish: Mikołajek olbrzymi
Russian: Синеголовник гигантский
Swedish: Silvermartorn
Welsh: Celynnen-y-môr dal

Synonyms

Eryngium asperifolium F.Delaroche
Eryngium glaucum Hoffm.
Eryngium glaucum Adams
Eryngium haussknechtii Bornm.

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dave, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lesley Marrion-Cole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Makake77, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jens Ullenius, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andyghes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: eric coursault, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.