Sea Holly
Eryngium maritimum
Family Apiaceae(=Umbelliferae)
Maltese name Xewk ir-Ramel
Habitat Sand dune
Spiny herbaceous perennial. Leaves rigid, whitish with bluish tinge. Small white flowers surrounded by spiny bracts which are often purplish. Flowers in summer and autumn.
Grows only in sand. and hence is vulnerable. Rare
