Apiaceae
Wright's eryngo
Eryngium heterophyllum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Eryngium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Wright's eryngo
- Spanish
- Hierba del sapo
Synonyms
- Eryngium altamiranoi Hemsl. & Rose
- Eryngium confusum Hemsl. & Rose
- Eryngium endlichii H.Wolff
- Eryngium medium Hemsl.
- Eryngium wrightii A.Gray
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.