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Blue Devil

Eryngium ovinum

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Field Notes

Description:

A perennial herb, emerges late winter to flower in summer. Produces a mass of bright blue flowers with long, spiky bracts. A member of the Apiaceae family.

Habitat:

Native to Australia. Widespread throughout temperate woodlands and grasslands in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.

Reference Links:

Eryngium ovinum - Growing Native Plants

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