Dear Pablo,

in Mexico it is both - widely cultivated/tolerated in
home gardens, occasionally traded, and a wildgrowing
weed. Have a look at the webpage
http://www.conabio.gob.mx/malezasdemexico/apiaceae/eryngium-foetidum/fichas/fich\
a.htm
in the Weeds of Mexico website
(www.malezasdemexico.net).

The species certainly grows in some of the same
regions as Parthenium hysterophorus, but I have not
noted a particular association; my impression is that
it is restricted more or less to humid tropical areas,
whereas Parthenium may also occur in the dry tropics
and subtropics.

Regards,

Heike Vibrans



> 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 knowledge of published documents or unpublished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



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