Eryngium creticum, or the field eryngo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria.

It is known in Lebanon and Palestine as قرصعنة and in Israel as חרחבינה מכחילה.

[1] It is pollinated by bees, beetles and flies, and tolerates poor soil.

Its stems are used to make an anti-tussive tea that is also used for kidney inflammation.

It is also used as a remedy for scorpion stings in Jordan and to treat hypoglycemia.