Baldwin's Eryngo

Eryngium baldwinii is a biennial aromatic herb in the Eryngium genus. Its common name is Baldwin's eryngo. It is named for William Baldwin. A ground cover it grows in the Southeastern United States.

Ethnobotanist Dan Austin reports that it was used as breath freshener with aphrodisiac qualities and in an edible form was known as "kissing comfits". It is in the family Apiaceae along with parsley, celery, and carrot. Several other species of Eryngium are related.