Eryngium maritimum L.
(Sea Holly, Sea-holly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
GenusEryngium (eryngoes)
FamilyAPIACEAE (umbellifers)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly) :
1: Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
22 Aug 2014 OSGR: SD21 53° 40’ N, 3° 0’ W Vice County: South Lancs (VC 59) England
Image 1: InflorescenceImage 2: Inflorescence branchImage 3: InflorescencesImage 4: Infructescence branchImage 5: Plant - in flowerImage 6: SeedlingImage 7: Flowers - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Flowers - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Flowers - side view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 10: Flowers - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 11: Fruits - ripening - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Fruits - ripening - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: Fruits - ripening - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 14: Fruits - ripening - close-up - enlarged (4)
2: Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
10 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS69 51° 40’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on sand dunes at head of beach
Image 1: Plant - in sand
3: Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
13 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW62 50° 0’ N, 5° 20’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
in flower on sandy bar, with particularly bright blue flowers
Image 1: Flowering plantImage 2: Inflorescence - close-upImage 3: Inflorescences - close-upImage 4: Flowers - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Flowers - top view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Flowers - top view - close-up - enlarged (2)
4: Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
4 Sep 2000 OSGR: SZ79 50° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: FlowersImage 2: Fruiting umbelImage 3: Fruiting umbel (2)Image 4: Plant
5: Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
11 Jun 2000 OSGR: SS43 51° 10’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
Image 1: Inflorescence budImage 2: Inflorescence bud - close-upImage 3: Plant
6: Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
15 Jul 1969 OSIGR: A00 Vice County: West Cork (VC H03) Eire
Image 1: Plant - close-up

Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eryngium maritimum (Sea Holly, Sea-holly)
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