About Eryngium glomeratum Lam.
This eryngo species, Eryngium glomeratum Lam., produces numerous narrow, moderately tall stems that can reach 60 cm tall, and exceptionally up to 100 cm. It has many finely divided leaves, and forms a dense cylindrical arrangement of flowerheads. The whole plant matures to a greyish-green color. Each individual flowerhead is surrounded by 5 to 6 slender, spiny bracts, which are usually long. Within each flowerhead, every small flower is accompanied by a small simple spine. This species naturally grows in rocky locations. It is closely related to Eryngium amethystinum from Europe and Eryngium desertorum from Syria. Because of its fine leaves, it can be confused by its vegetative features with Eryngium kotschyi from Turkey, or the rare Eryngium babadaghense from southwest Turkey. Eryngium glomeratum is native to Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Greece, Iraq, Crete, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tunisia, and Turkey. In Turkey, it occurs in the country's southern and western coastal regions.
