Eryngium articulatum Calflora

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Eryngium articulatum Hook.

Beethistle, Coyote thistle

Eryngium articulatum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~132 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Eryngium
Family:	Apiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh, freshwater-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eryngium articulatum var. bakeri
JEF	Eryngium harknessii

Information about Eryngium articulatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERAR14) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: This plant is native to the northwestern United States from California to Idaho, where it is a plant of marshes and riverbanks. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).