Sea Holly
Taken at Ambleside on 16th July 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken at Claddach on 14th July 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Sea Holly.
Species:
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Family:
Habit:
AKA: 		Eryngium maritimum.
Apiales.
Apiaceae.
Evergreen Perennial.
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Feature:
 Coastlines.
20 - 60 cms.
July - October.
Young shoots can be used as an asparagus substitute. The boiled or roasted roots are said to resemble parsnips or chestnuts in flavour. Sea Holly roots were collected on a large scale in the 17th and 18th centuries in England and were candied then used as restorative, quasi-aphrodisiac lozenges.