Hello everyone!

 

I have been searching the literature on the plant Eryngium foetidum (it has so many common names that I will keep it at the latin binomial) for a paper I am writing on the competition between that plants and Parthenium. In some documents Eryngium foetidum comes up as a crop (culinary herb, medicinal plant), in others as a weed.

Could some of you share information on the status of Eryngium foetidum in your region, or if you have knowledge of published documents or unpublished research regarding that plant. Is it a crop or a weed in your region? How important is it? Is it associated with Parthenium? Any information you can provide will be deeply appreciated.

Dr. J. Pablo Morales

University of Puerto Rico