Calflora
Taxon  Report   3460    
Eryngium aristulatum  Jeps.  var. parishii  (J. M. Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
Parish's eryngo,  San diego button celery
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii
© 2016 Keir Morse
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Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii
© 2013 Keir Morse
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii
© 2009 Anna Bennett
Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, Baja California.
CNPS Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   8th Edition

It is listed by the State of California as Endangered and by the Federal Government as 'Endangered '.
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Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii
© 2013 Keir Morse
Family: APIACEAE  
Genus: Eryngium
Parent: Eryngium aristulatum
Communities: Valley Grassland, Coastal Sage Scrub, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: vernal-pools

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Eryngium aristulatum ssp. parishii
ICPN: Eryngium jepsonii var. parishii
ICPN + PLANTS: Eryngium parishii
More information about  Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

ITIS Original Publication citation

USDA PLANTS Profile (ERARP)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 16, 2019).