Eryngium pandanifolium

Eryngium pandanifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Eryngium
Species:	E. pandanifolium
Binomial name
Eryngium pandanifolium Cham. & Schltdl. [1]
Synonyms [2]
List Eryngium chamissonisUrb. Eryngium decaisneanumUrb. Eryngium lassauxiiDecne. Eryngium oligodon(DC.) Griseb. Eryngium pandanifolium var. atrocephalumKuntze Eryngium paniculatum var. oligodonDC.

Eryngium pandanifolium, or pandan-like-leaved eryngo or caraguata, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Eryngium of the of the Carrot Family (Umbeliferae or Apaceae), native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, and introduced in Australia, New Zealand, ^[2] and Portugal. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^[3] Its leaves, which closely resemble those of the unrelated Pampas Grass (Cortaderia) are up to nine feet (2.7 meters) in length ^[4] while only one or two inches (2.5 to 5 cm) wide.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted: ^[2]

• Eryngium pandanifolium var. chamissonis(Urb.) Mathias & Constance
• Eryngium pandanifolium var. lassauxii(Decne.) Mathias & Constance

Invasive species

Eryngium pandanifolium is legally classified as an invasive species in Portugal since 1999. It has settled in damp areas around the Tagus and Mondego river basins. ^[5]

References

1. Linnaea 1: 336 (1826)
2. "Eryngium pandanifolium Cham. & Schltdl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
3. "Eryngium pandanifolium pandan-like-leaved eryngo". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
4. Gardener's Chronicle, volume 26 (second series) October 16, 1886 p. 496
5. "ryngium pandanifolium Cham. & Schltdl". Flora-On . Retrieved 3 December 2022.