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WHAT IS A SEA HOLLY PLANT?
Common noun: Sea holly, seaside eryngo
Scientific noun: Eryngium maritimum L.
Family. Carrot family – Umbelliferae
Habitat: On the coastal sand.
Botanical description of seaside eryngo
Perennial plant of the Carrot family – Umbelliferae– up to 70 cm.
Erect stems, grayish green.
Lobated leaves, divided in 3 or 5 lobes; lower leaves petiolated; upper ones sessile.
Flowers in simple inflorescences, bluish, with bracts longer than them.
Picking-up and storing:
Its root should be picked up from summer to autumn.
They should dried off and stored in a fresh place.
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This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
