Eryngium pendletonense
K. L. Marsden & M. G. Simpson
Pendleton button-celery
Eryngium pendletonense is a perennial herb that is native to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
[Wikipedia] Limited Range, Habitat, Taxonomy: Eryngium pendletonense (sometimes spelled E. pendletonensis) is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Pendleton button-celery. It is endemic to northern San Diego County, California, where it is known from four occurrences along the coastline between Oceanside and the Orange County border, including land within Camp Pendleton.[2] It grows on vernally moist coastal grassland and coastal sage scrub habitat with clay soils. It was first described as a species in 1999.[3] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
