Eryngium heterophyllum
A plant of moist canyons in extreme southwestern New Mexico and adjacent Arizona. Similar to Eryngium lemmonii, which has more teeth on the bracts of the heads, less deeply divided cauline leaves, and heads never with a tuft of narrow, aristate bracts at their apices.
Inflorescences in Rucker Canyon, Chiricahua Mts., 9/2/06.
Plant habit in Rucker Canyon, 9/2/06.
Plant habit, lower Clanton Draw in the Peloncillo Mountains, 25 Aug 2007.
Heads in the Peloncillo Mountains, 25 Aug 2007.
Basal leaves in Clanton Draw, 25 Aug 2007.