Eryngium bourgatii

Eryngium bourgatii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Eryngium
Species: E. bourgatii
Binomial name
Eryngium bourgatii
Gouan
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Eryngium bourgatii (Mediterranean sea holly) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, France, and Spain.[1] It is a perennial herb growing to 15–45 cm (6–18 in) tall. The spherical blue flowerheads have spiny bracts.[2]

The plant was named for a French medical doctor named Bourgat who collected plants in the Pyrenees in the company of the author of the species (Antoine Gouan) in 1766–67.[3]

Numerous cultivars have been produced for garden use, of which 'Oxford Blue' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

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