Giant sea holly (Eryngium giganteum)
Description
Eryngium giganteum, with the common name Miss Willmott's ghost, is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae family. The short-lived herbaceous perennial thistle is native to the Caucasus and Iran in Western Asia. 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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Apiales
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Family: Apiaceae
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Genus: Eryngium
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