Eryngium giganteum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Saniculoideae
Tribus: Saniculeae
Genus: Eryngium
Species: Eryngium giganteum
Name

Eryngium giganteum M.Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 201. 1808.
Synonyms

Eryngium asperifolium F.Delaroche, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 88. 1807.
Eryngium glaucum Hoffm., Hort. Mosq. n. 1309. 1808. [Jun-Dec 1808]
Eryngium haussknechtii Bornm., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.f., 20: 13. 1905.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Caucasus
North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Gruzija)
Regional: Western Asia
Turkey (E-Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Bieberstein, F.A.M.v. 1808. Flora Taurico-Caucasica 1: 201.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Eryngium giganteum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep. 16. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Eryngium giganteum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Eryngium giganteum. Published online. Accessed: Sep. 08 2017. Reference page.
The Plant List 2013. Eryngium giganteum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Sep. 08.
Tropicos.org 2017. Eryngium giganteum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep. 2017.

Vernacular names
English: Miss Willmott's ghost
suomi: Hohtopiikkiputki

Eryngium giganteum, with the common name Miss Willmott's ghost, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.

The short-lived herbaceous perennial thistle is native to the Caucasus and Iran in Western Asia.
Description

Eryngium giganteum grows to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). It produces branched heads of pale green conical flowerheads surrounded by spiny bracts in summer. The flowers turn blue at maturity. It usually dies after flowering and is therefore normally grown as a biennial.
Cultivation

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in gardens. Both the species and its cultivar 'Silver Ghost' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1][2]

The common name refers to Ellen Willmott, who is said to have carried seeds at all times, planting them in the gardens of fellow horticulturalists.[3][4]

References

"RHS Plant Selector — Eryngium giganteum". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
"RHS Plant Selector — Eryngium giganteum 'Silver Ghost'". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
"Special Exhibition Label: 'Eccentricity: Unexpected Objects and Irregular Behaviour' (10/5/2011 - 16/10/2011) (MHS Narratives: IRN 15071)". Museum of the History of Science. Retrieved 2019-10-28.