Eryngium ovinum

blue devil

As recorded: Eryngium ovinum A.Cunn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Apiaceae

Collected by: Ganter, W.F.
Collector number: 5
Date: January 12, 1990
Locality: Yarramundi Reach, above Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra
Region: Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Coordinates: -35.2833, 149.0750
Elevation: 560 m
Identified by: Telford, I.R.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

Where it was collected

Still here: Eryngium ovinum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 105 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-22.

2026-05-22

Jerrabomberra Grassland Nature Reserve, Hume, ACT, AU

(c) Ciaran Ernst-Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-26

Latham, ACT, AU

(c) Lepismium, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-03

Crace Grasslands Nature Reserve, Lyneham, ACT, AU

(c) Ciaran Ernst-Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-03

Crace Grasslands Nature Reserve, Mitchell, ACT, AU

(c) Ciaran Ernst-Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-03

Crace Grasslands Nature Reserve, Mitchell, ACT, AU

(c) Ciaran Ernst-Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-03

Crace Grasslands Nature Reserve, Mitchell, ACT, AU

(c) Ciaran Ernst-Russell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Eryngium ovinum. BISH 630867. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956587950. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/630867.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956587950 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026