Eryngium vaseyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Eryngium |
| Species: | E. vaseyi |
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| Eryngium vaseyi | |
Eryngium vaseyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to California. The specific epithet vaseyi honors the American plant collector George Richard Vasey (not to be confused with his father George S. Vasey) who made extensive collections in the region in 1880 and 1881. The species is commonly called Vasey's coyote-thistle.
Description
Eryngium vaseyi is a decumbent to upright perennial herb with spreading branches up to half a meter long. The lance-shaped to oblong leaves may be up to 24 centimeters long. The edges are deeply cut into narrow, sharp-pointed lobes. The inflorescence is an array of somewhat rounded flower heads surrounded by several narrow, pointed bracts with spiny edges. The head blooms in whitish petals.
Taxonomy
Eryngium vaseyi was named and described by the American botanists John Merle Coulter and Joseph Nelson Rose in 1888.[2] The type specimen was collected by George Richard Vasey along the San Antonio River in Monterey County, California in 1880.[3] As of January 2025, Eryngium vaseyi J.M.Coult. & Rose is a widely accepted name.[4][5]
Distribution and habitat
Eryngium vaseyi is endemic to California,[6] where it is known from vernal pools and similar wet habitat in the Central Valley and certain areas of the Central Coast Ranges and southern California coast.
References
- ^ NatureServe (3 January 2025). "Eryngium vaseyi". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Eryngium vaseyi J.M.Coult. & Rose". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Coulter & Rose (1888), p. 142.
- ^ "Eryngium vaseyi J.M.Coult. & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Eryngium vaseyi J.M.Coult. & Rose". WFO Plant List. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Eryngium vaseyi". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
Bibliography
- Coulter, John M.; Rose, J. N. (1888). "Some notes on western Umbelliferae II". Botanical Gazette. 13 (6): 141–146. doi:10.1086/326284. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
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