Eryngium prostratum (creeping eryngo)

Eryngium prostratum is an odd little member of the Apiaceae family that is found in the southeastern most part of Missouri. Along with it’s blue flowering heads, its closet living relative in Missouri is the relatively gigantic E. yuccifolium. These plants were photographed at Charleston Baptist Association Prairie in Scott County, MO on June 27, 2021.

Eryngium prostratum, or creeping eryngo, is a prostrate plant that roots at nodes as it creeps. It stays quite close to the ground and can be difficult to find.
Eryngium prostratum – not your typical carrot!

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