Eryngium pandanifolium

Eryngium pandanifolium, or pandan-like-leaved eryngo or caraguata, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Eryngium of the of the family Apiaceae, native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, and introduced in Australia, New Zealand,^[2] and Portugal. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3] Its leaves, which closely resemble those of the unrelated Pampas grass (Cortaderia) are up to 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) long^[4] while only 2.5 to 5 cm (0.98 to 1.97 in) wide.

Eryngium pandanifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Eryngium
Species:	E. pandanifolium
Binomial name
Eryngium pandanifolium Cham. & Schltdl.[1]
Synonyms[2]
List Eryngium chamissonis Urb. Eryngium decaisneanum Urb. Eryngium lassauxii Decne. Eryngium oligodon (DC.) Griseb. Eryngium pandanifolium var. atrocephalum Kuntze Eryngium paniculatum var. oligodon DC.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:^[2]

• Eryngium pandanifolium var. chamissonis (Urb.) Mathias & Constance
• Eryngium pandanifolium var. lassauxii (Decne.) Mathias & Constance

Invasive species

Eryngium pandanifolium is legally classified as an invasive species in Portugal since 1999. It has settled in damp areas around the Tagus and Mondego river basins.^[5]