Eryngium sparganophyllum Hemsl.

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Family: Apiaceae

Distribution: NM: New Mexico to southern Arizona and Mexico, Marshy ground; southwestern NM; 4,500-5,000 ft. (1) ARIZ: Agua Caliente ranch, near Tucson, 3,000 ft, marshy ground, New Mexico to southern Arizona and Mexico.

Similar Species: differs from other NM congeners in having linear leaves with parallel venation.

Remarks: Until more information is available about Mexico distribution, should be considered to be rare.

Important Literature:

1. Martin & Hutchins, 1981. Flora of New Mexico

2: Hooker's Icones Plantarum 6: pl. 2508. 1897. {Hooker's Icon. Pl.}

No www information available. Shows up in Flora Mesoamericana on the basis of a Soil Conservation Service species list, but no other records.

Information Compiled By: Patricia Barlow-Irick, 1998