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 family Apiaceae, 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 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) long ^[4] while only 2.5 to 5 cm (0.98 to 1.97 in) 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) 16 October 1886 p. 496
5. "ryngium pandanifolium Cham. & Schltdl". Flora-On . Retrieved 3 December 2022.