Apiaceae
Creeping eryngo
Eryngium prostratum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Eryngium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Creeping eryngo
Synonyms
- Eryngium prostratum var. disjunctum Fernald
- Eryngium prostratum var. foliosum Alph.Wood
- Eryngium prostratum var. prostratum
- Strebanthus heterophylus Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric Hunt, 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.