Eryngium foetidum
Spiritweed
Also known as: Eryngium antihystericum Rottler +2 more
- Eryngium antihystericum Rottler
- Eryngium foetidum f. foetidum
- Eryngium foetidum subsp. comosum Urb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial.
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Originating in Tropical Asia, North America, and South America, Eryngium foetidum (commonly known as Spiritweed) is a biennial belonging to the Apiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Malesia, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Sumatera, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, C. American Pacific Is., Cambodia, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zaïre