UNSPSC 10217204: Live eryngium blue bell thistle

Live plant including the root ball of the eryngium blue bell variety of thistles

UNSPSC 10217204 Live eryngium blue bell thistle is a Commodity code that describes a specific plant species. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the commodity's nominal scope. The five most recent opportunities posted between January and June 2026 span IT infrastructure reconstruction, landscape and irrigation installation along roadways, coastal dune stabilization plantings, environmental restoration and maintenance services, and general plant purchases—none of which specifically target eryngium or thistle species. The issuing bodies include county governments (DeKalb County, Pasco County, Collier County, and Pinellas County in Florida and Georgia) and a city procurement office (City of Dallas), reflecting the typical mix of county and municipal buyers in landscape and environmental management work. The code shows activity across Florida, Georgia, and Texas, concentrated in coastal and environmental restoration contexts rather than ornamental or native plant sourcing.

Representative recent opportunities include Pasco County's IFB for landscaping and irrigation installation along Ridge Road (response due April 14, 2026), which specified native trees, shrubs, palms, and groundcover but no eryngium varieties, and Collier County's Quick Quote procurement for the Pelican Bay Bay Colony Dune Plantings project (response due March 13, 2026), which called for sea oats, railroad vine, sea purslane, and dune sunflower as native coastal species. Pinellas County's five-year RFP for Environmental Planting, Monitoring, Reporting and Maintenance Services (response due July 29, 2025) included a 150-species plant list but did not isolate eryngium or thistle. The mismatch between the commodity code and the actual procurement activity suggests this code receives minimal or mislabeled usage in recent state and local solicitations, making it a low-activity category for business development purposes.