Blue devil

Family: Apiaceae
Scientific name: Eryngium ovinum
Description: Plant Form: Perennial herb. Size: Up to 60 cm tall. Stem: Erect, stiff, green, becoming metallic blue towards top. Leaves: Deeply divided at base into linear segments, becoming less divided higher up and decreasing in size. Flowers: Oval to globular compound of many tiny flowers. Metallic blue, sometimes whitish in centre, and with many spiky blue bracts surrounding. Fruit and Seeds: Small 2.5-4 mm and covered in bladder-like scales. Habitat: This native plant inhabits a wide variety of predominantly inland habitats including grasslands, open woodlands, disturbed areas, roadsides, pastures, rocky areas. Impacts: Note - this is a native plant. Weed Status: Non-weedy native lookalike Weed Type: Lifeform: Herbaceous

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