Eryngium vesiculosum
Prickfoot
Prostrate tufting perennial or short-lived herb.
Additional information
- FamilyApiaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size10-20 cm x 30-60 cm
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesStiff bright green lance-shaped leaves with long spiny teeth, blade 2-15 cm long, stalk of equal length.
- Flower colourBluish
- Flowering timeDecember to February
- FlowersSmall egg-shaped to round flowerheads of small flowers on stalks 1-3 cm long, rising from base of tuft and from leaf axils, bracts from base of flowerhead longer than flowerhead.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist and winter wet soils amongst sedges. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useAn interesting little plant for bog gardens and beside water areas, where the roots do not dry out.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLimited distribution now within the Shire, found at more locations many years ago.
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