| Taxon | Eryngium articulatum |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | umbel; umbelwort; umbelworts; carrot; parsley; biscuitroot |
| Genus common name(s) | eryngium; eryngium thistle; eryngo; coyote thistle; coyote-thistle; coyotethistle; button-celery; button celery; buttoncelery |
| Species common name(s) | jointed coyote-thistle; jointed coyote thistle; purple button-celery; purple button celery; bee eryngo; bee-thistle eryngo; bee-thistle; bee thistle; beef-thistle eryngo; beefthistle eryngium; beefthistle eryngo; beefthistle; beetthistle eryngo; beethistle |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | button snakeroot, button-snakeroot, sea holl, spiny bastardy are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. bakeri Jeps.; Eryngium harknessii Curran |
