Culantro

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Binomial Name Eryngium foetidum
Taxon
Description Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Its scientific Latin name literally translates as "foul-smelling thistle". Common names include culantro, Mexican coriander, long coriander and chadon beni. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide. In the United States, where it is not well known outside Latino and Caribbean communities, the name culantro sometimes causes confusion with Coriandrum sativum (also in Apiaceae), the leaves of which are known as cilantro, and of which culantro is said to taste like a stronger version.
Companions
Sun Requirements Partial Sun
Growing Degree Days
Sowing Method Sprinkle seed on soil surface
Spread (diameter)
Row Spacing
Height 15 centimeters