The Department: angiosperms (Magnoliophyta).

Class: dicotyledons (Dicotyledones).

Order: umbellate (Umbelliflorae).

Family: umbrella (Umbelliferae).

Genus: eryngium (Eryngium).

View: alpine eryngium (E. alpinum).

Alpine eryngium is a rhizomatous perennial with upright shoots up to 70 cm high. In this article we will tell you about the places of growth, the meaning and use of the eryngium, the biology of its development and show a photo of the alpine eryngium.

The basal leaves of the plant are long-petiolate, kidney-shaped or heart-shaped, bright green, with a serrated edge and up to 15 cm long. The stem leaves are sessile, palmately dissected into pointed spiny lobes.

As can be seen in the photo, the flowers of the eryngium are small, regular, with a blue corolla, collected in a cylindrical capitate inflorescence, which is up to 4 cm long and surrounded by bracts, like a collar. By themselves, the flowers of the eryngium are prickly, painted in blue, green, white or gray.

The dry fruit is a dark brown prickly two-seeded plant up to 0.5 cm long.

Populations of eryngium herb are scattered across the Alps. Most of the range is in France, where 38 locations are known in the Rhone-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, as well as in Austria. In Slovenia and Italy, several small populations remained; the plant disappeared from some of the habitats. In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the state of the species is stable due to reintroduction.

The eryngium plant is found in the mountains at an altitude of 1500 to 2000 m in communities of other tall grasses, among, on open places and often in avalanche corridors.

The species is characterized by seed renewal. In culture, it is sometimes possible to propagate it vegetatively - by dividing the rhizome. The plant blooms in summer, pollinated by insects, mainly bees. Seeds ripen in autumn and are dispersed by animals and humans by clinging to wool and clothing, respectively.

The soft and wide basal leaves of the alpine eryngium perform the function of photosynthesis, and the prickly and hard upper ones serve for protection and decoration.

The use of eryngium flowers

Alpine eryngium - popular in Southern Europe garden plant. It is good as a tapeworm and in group planting. It is valued for its spectacular inflorescences with bright stipules, which remain on the peduncles for a long time, as well as for its endurance and undemanding to the conditions of detention.

Most often, amethyst blueheads (E. amethystinum), giant (E. giganteum), flat-leaved (E. planum), proteic (E. proteiflorum) and seaside (E. maritimum), as well as variegated Zabela (E. x zabelii) are grown - hybrid of Alpine and Bourget blueheads (E.bourgatii).

The use of eryngium is due to the content of saponins and essential oil in the plant. Infusions and decoctions of eryngium flat-leaved and field (E. campestre) are used in folk medicine in diseases

This herb is German tradition has the same meaning as the thistle. In the Middle Ages, the prickly flowers of the eryngium were attributed the property of scaring away evil spirits.

Despite the fact that the species grows in protected areas, livestock grazing, ski tourism and uncontrolled collection for bouquets remain the main threats to it. The range of the alpine eryngium is less than 2000 km2 and is declining along with its abundance. The species has been introduced into cultivation and is protected throughout its range.

Feverweed(other names - "sea holly", eringium) - a prickly plant of the Umbelliferae family. There are perennials, biennials, and annuals among 250 species of eryngium. However, in culture most often grown perennial species this plant.

Feverweed

Feverweed does not differ in catchy beauty, however, in modern landscape compositions it is often used as a background plant for other more colorful plants. In addition, the eryngium is used for both fresh and dry. eryngium is cut in full dissolution of inflorescences. And also the eryngium is a valuable medicinal plant and an excellent honey plant that attracts beneficial insects to the garden.

Plant height varies from 40 cm to 1.5 meters. The stems are branched from above, the leaves are leathery, the whole plant has an interesting blue, gray or purple hue. Capitate inflorescences of blue or blue color surrounded by hard prickly leaves of the involucre. The eryngium blooms in July for about 1.5 months.

The eryngium prefers open sunny places. It is there that he has a beautiful steel tide. And in shading (even in a small one), the color becomes pale, the inflorescences are loose, and the stems are elongated. The soil is not demanding, but prefers fertile and well-drained. Most types of eryngium are quite winter-hardy and do not require shelter for the winter in middle lane Russia. In order for the color of the plants to be brighter, 1-2 handfuls of lime or ground are added under each bush. eggshell. Care consists in weeding and regular loosening of the soil. The long thin stems of some species must be tied to a support in June.

The eryngium propagates by dividing the bush and seeds. The division of the bush is carried out in May until the leaves grow back very carefully with big ball earth. The eryngium has long taproots, which can break off during transplantation, so the plant does not tolerate transplantation very well and takes root for a long time. Seeds are sown before winter in open ground, or in February - March for seedlings. Shoots usually appear in 20-25 days. They are dived into separate pots, since subsequently the plant does not tolerate transplantation. When landing on permanent place between plants observe a distance of about 30 cm.

The following types of eryngium are found in culture:

1. Alpine eryngium - perennial about 70 cm tall with erect stems branched in the upper part. Radical leaves - long-petiolate, heart-shaped, serrated along the edge, stem - semi-amplexive wedge-triangular, palmately dissected. Inflorescences blue capitate have an oblong-cylindrical shape, located as if in a bowl of prickly bluish leaves of the wrapper. It has many varieties that differ in various shades and splendor of wrappers - "collars" of inflorescences.

2.Amethyst eryngium - perennial about 70 cm tall, leaves are leathery, prickly, pinnatipartite. Globular capitate inflorescences about 3 cm in diameter are blue or blue in color.

3. eryngium Bourget - perennial about 40 cm tall forms erect or slightly decumbent wide bushes. Leaves strongly dissected bluish-green in color with white veins.

4. giant eryngium - a biennial about 1.5 meters tall with fairly large capitate inflorescences about 6 cm long. The color of the flowers is whitish, the leaves of the wrapper are silvery or blue-green, during flowering they have a metallic sheen. Easily propagated by self-seeding.

5. eryngium flat-leaved - perennial about 1 meter tall. Capitate ovoid inflorescences about 2 cm in diameter are blue or blue in color, the leaves of the involucre are blue.

6.seaside eryngium - a perennial about 70 cm tall, inflorescences are capitate spherical pale blue, the leaves of the wrapper have a blue-steel color.

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The genus includes approximately 250 species that are distributed in temperate, tropical and subtropical latitudes, with the exception of South America and East Asia.

The eryngium is a perennial, rarely biennial and annual plant. Stems of eryngium 40 cm - 1.5 m in height, branched at the top.

The foliage is leathery, pinnately dissected or entire, ovate, rounded, triangular or lanceolate, sometimes linear, prickly-toothed along the edge.

In the eryngium, the flowers are small, bisexual, blue or blue, each located in the axil of the bract, they are collected in capitate inflorescences, which are surrounded by large, hard, sometimes prickly, pinnate or whole leaves.

Species and varieties

The mountains of France are considered the homeland, of Eastern Europe and Western Yugoslavia, also found in Russia.

Alpine eryngium - perennial 70 cm tall with bare, erect stems branched at the top.

Basal foliage is heart-shaped, on long petioles. The flowers of the alpine eryngium are blue, each flower is located in the axil of each bract.

And the inflorescence is capitate, dense, cylindrical in shape.

Varieties of alpine eryngium differ in shades and luxury of "collars". In the eryngium variety " Amethyst "they are lilac, in the eryngium variety "Blue Star" - blue, in the variety "Blue Jackpot" also blue, but very large.

AT natural environment grows in southern and central Europe.

Perennial herb with spiky, leathery leaves. The flowers of the amethyst eryngium are blue or blue, collected in a spherical or ovoid capitate inflorescence. Wrap during the flowering period of blue color.

The Caucasus is considered the homeland.

Tall species, reaching a height of 1.5 m. Biennial plant with leathery foliage; basal - whole, on long petioles, and stem foliage - sessile, prickly-toothed. The inflorescences of the alpine eryngium are large, oblong-obovate.

The flowers are white. The leaves are silvery-grayish with a metallic sheen during flowering, which occurs in August. It reproduces well by self-sowing.

The giant eryngium looks like a little ghost lost in the garden. There is a variety "Silver Host" . It has the best features of the species - the white color of the vegetative parts, the flat "collar", the splendor of which is enhanced by long spines, and the number of inflorescences reaches hundreds.

In nature, it grows in the Caucasus, Siberia, Northern China and Central Asia.

Perennial plant 1 m tall. In the upper part of the stems are branched, bluish. The foliage is hard, thin, leathery. The flowers are blue and blue, collected in an ovoid inflorescence. Involucre leaflets are linear, blue, awl-toothed. Blooms 40 days in July.

Homeland - Crimea, Baltic States, Western Europe, Western Transcaucasia.

Perennial plant with thick bluish stems. Basal foliage petiolate, heart-shaped or reniform, leathery, prickly-toothed.

The flowers are pale blue, collected in spherical inflorescences. The leaves are wide, prickly-toothed, steel-colored.

Location of the eryngium

Prefers sunny locations with well-drained soils.

Soil for eryngium

Any soil is suitable for planting, but for better development rich, moisture-intensive soils are best.

The flat-leaved eryngium survives well on hard-stone clays, winning only in color, which becomes brighter in such Spartans.

Caring for the eryngium

In addition to weeding, the plant also needs loosening of the soil. In June, all types of eryngium with long stems need to be tied to a support. Most of the eryngium species in Russia are winter-hardy.

Reproduction of the eryngium

The division of the bush, as well as seeds. It is difficult to propagate eryngium by dividing the bush, because their roots break, which means that the bushes do not take root well.

Bushes are usually divided in May. Planted at a distance of at least 40 cm between plants.

Use of eryngium

High specimens look good singly or in group plantings, low specimens are beautiful in mixborders, discounts.

Blueheads are used in the preparation of winter bouquets. Low types of eryngium can be used in an alpine slide.

Sinegolovnik - useful properties and contraindications

eryngium flat-leaved- used as an expectorant in chronic bronchitis, as a sedative for anxiety, nightmares and insomnia.

Latin name: Eryngium planum.

English title: Eryngo.

Family: Umbrella - Apiaceae.

Synonym: The eryngium is flat.

Popular name: wasteland thistle, bluethorn.

Used parts: herb, rarely rhizome.

Botanical description: eryngium flat-leaved is a perennial plant with a straight taproot. Stems up to 1 meter high, branched in the upper part. All parts of the plant, especially the top, have a blue or purple hue. The leaves are hard, leathery, with prickly teeth along the edges. Basal leaves are oval or ovate, up to 15 cm long, on long petioles. In the middle part of the stem - indistinctly lobed, on short petioles. In the upper part of the stem, the leaves are sessile, palmately divided with 3-5 lobes. Flowers with blue or blue petals are collected in dense ovoid heads up to 2 cm long. Leaflets, bracts and sepals are lanceolate, with spinous teeth. The involucre leaves are equal in length to the flower heads or even longer. The eryngium flat-leaved blooms in June-July. Fruits are ovoid, scaly up to 3 mm long.

Habitat: grows in Ukraine, the European part of Russia, in the North Caucasus, south Western Siberia in dry meadows, clearings, forest edges, on the sands, along river banks, in the steppes.

Collection and preparation: The grass is harvested during flowering, cut into pieces and dried in the shade for outdoors. Shelf life - 2 years. The roots are dug up in spring and autumn. Air dry, cut in half. Shelf life - 3 years.

Active ingredients: the eryngium flat leaf contains sucrose and fructose, polysaccharides, organic acids - citric, malic, oxalic, glycolic, malonic, triterpene saponins, phenol carboxylic compounds, essential oil, acetylenic compounds, vitamin C, flavonoids, carbohydrates, traces of fatty oil, tannins.

grass photo medicinal plant eryngium flat-leaved

The eryngium is flat-leaved - medicinal properties and uses

In folk medicine, a decoction, infusion and tincture of the herb eryngium flat-leaved is used as an expectorant for chronic bronchitis, as a sedative for anxiety, nightmares and insomnia. Studies have established the effectiveness of a decoction of grass and roots for whooping cough and severe irritating cough. Herbal infusions are used for rinsing with inflammatory diseases of the oral mucosa and toothache. In addition, the herb infusion causes and enhances menstruation, relieves pain and inflammation, has an antitoxic effect (therefore, a decoction of the roots is used for mushroom poisoning).

• The recipe for a decoction of the eryngium flat-leaved: 1 st. l. crushed roots are poured with a glass of boiling water, boiled in a water bath for 30 minutes and filtered without cooling.

• The recipe for herbal infusion from the eryngium flat-leaved: 1 st. l. brew herbs with a glass of boiling water, leave for 2 hours, strain.
• Recipe for tincture of eryngium: 30 g of crushed eryngium grass and pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Let stand for two weeks, shaking frequently. Strain, squeeze and drink 1 month for 1 tbsp. spoon three times a day 30 minutes before meals. The eryngium is used for painful urination, chronic bronchitis, renal colic, kidney stones and bladder, diseases of the liver, pain in the joints, swelling of the legs. This tincture is also an antidote for mushroom poisoning.

ATTENTION!

Self-treatment is dangerous! Before treatment at home, consult with your doctor.

Treatment with eryngium

1. ARI and SARS. Use a decoction of eryngium as a diaphoretic in combination with brown twigs - 1 tbsp. spoon each plant pour 2 cups cold water, boil on low heat for 15-20 minutes. Add a handful of lime blossom, leave for another 20 minutes. Filter and drink half a glass 3 times a day.
2. Rheumatism, leg cramps, knee and elbow pain. Recipe for eryngium ointment: melt yellow on fire beeswax half in size matchbox, put 4 tbsp. spoons of rendered interior pork fat, a small stick of propolis and 2 tbsp. spoons of eryngium extract. Mix thoroughly, quickly pour into a wide jar. Store in refrigerator. Rub the ointment on sore spots at night.
3. Severe headache and toothache. Recipe for eryngium extract: per liter enamel pan place 4 tbsp. tablespoons of dry chopped herbs, fill the container cold water, close the lid and evaporate the infusion to half the original volume. Get thick coffee color liquid. Pour into a dark glass bottle. Store in the refrigerator for up to a year and a half. For headaches, for pain in the cervical vertebrae, lower back, take 20 drops per glass of water 3 times a day.
4. Persistent smoker's cough. From 1 part of the plant and 5 parts of water, prepare a decoction and drink throughout the day. Every day a new decoction. The course of treatment is 5-7 days. Abundant secretions of mucus will make the bronchi clear.

Contraindications. Individual intolerance, it is undesirable for hypertensive patients to take decoctions from this plant orally, but the ointment can be used externally. The eryngium is contraindicated for pregnant women, as well as for women on the eve of menstruation.