Eryngium spinosepalum

Description

Eryngium spinosepalum, known by the common names spinysepal eryngo and spiny-sepaled button celery, is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the carrot family. The annual or perennial herb is endemic to California, where it is native to the eastern San Joaquin Valley (southern Central Valley) and adjacent lower Sierra Nevada foothills. It is a plant of vernal pools, moist grasslands, swales, and similar wetland habitats. It grows at elevations of 100–1,270 metres (330–4,170 ft).