species
Eryngium campestre
Field holly
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Eryngium campestre belongs to the family Apiaceae, also known as Field holly, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in dry or well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Dry, Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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