University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium: Vascular Plants (NCU:Vascular Plants)
NCU00188599
707a718a-9248-4189-b577-ce0828f172a2
377413
Eryngium scaposum Turcz.
Apiaceae
Molseed, Elwood
140
1962-08-19
Mexico, Oaxaca, Santa Catarina Ixtepeji, Estado de Oaxaca, NEar summit of Cerro de San Felipe, Sierra de San Felipe between Oaxaca and Ixtlan de Juarez, on east slope
17.177803 -96.647551 +-22291m. WGS84
= summit near San Felipe
2835 meters
ca. 9300 feet
In open forest
Madrone, oaks, penstemon, geranium, etc.
Flowers blue, the involucral bracts shiny white; leaves flat on ground, the stems very short, the peduncles rising to 6-8 inches at most