Sea Holly
by Jasna Dragun
Title
Sea Holly
Artist
Jasna Dragun
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
Eryngium amethystinum, the amethyst eryngo or amethyst sea holly, is a clump-forming, perennial, tap-rooted herb. Its stem is 30 to 50 cm long and is light blue to purple in colour. It has a basal circle of obovate, pinnate, spiny, leathery, mid-green leaves. It flowers in mid to late summer with cylindrical umbels, 2-3 cm long atop silvery blue bracts and branching stems. The plant is native to the eastern Mediterranean and prefers dry places and soils that are rich in calcium. One of the few species (out of 230) that grow on Croatian territory, say it is healing.
Caught in the environment Metkovic, southern Croatia.
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August 22nd, 2020
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Julieanne Case
Lovely blue flowers. Never saw one of these before! Promoting for Pretty in Pink Blue or Purple
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