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Echinops spinosissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinops
Species:
E. spinosissimus
Binomial name
Echinops spinosissimus
Turra 1765 not Freyn 1895
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy
  • Echinops choetocephalus Pomel
  • Echinops creticus Boiss. & Heldr.
  • Echinops echinophorus Boiss.
  • Echinops glandulosus E.Weiss
  • Echinops spinosus L.
  • Echinops tunetanus Vahl ex Vitman
  • Echinops viscosus DC.
  • Echinops bithynicus Boiss., syn of subsp. bithynicus
  • Echinops bovei Boiss., syn of subsp. bovei
  • Echinops fontqueri Pau, syn of subsp. fontqueri
  • Echinops maurus Maire, syn of subsp. fontqueri
  • Echinops syriacus Boiss., syn of subsp. macrolepis
  • Echinops neumayeri Vis., syn of subsp. neumayeri

Echinops spinosissimus is a European species of plant in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to southeastern Europe ( Sicily, Apulia, Greece, Albania, and the western Balkans), northern Africa, and southwest Asia as far east as Iran. [2] [3] [4]

Echinops spinosissimus is a branching perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are divided into narrow triangular lobes, each with a slender but hard spine at the tip. The plant produces nearly spherical flower heads containing many white or pale lavender disc florets but no ray florets. [5] [6] [7]

Subspecies [1]
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bithynicus (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bovei (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. fontqueri (Pau) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. macrolepis (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. neumayeri (Vis.) Kožuharov
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Echinops spinosissimus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinops
Species:
E. spinosissimus
Binomial name
Echinops spinosissimus
Turra 1765 not Freyn 1895
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy
  • Echinops choetocephalus Pomel
  • Echinops creticus Boiss. & Heldr.
  • Echinops echinophorus Boiss.
  • Echinops glandulosus E.Weiss
  • Echinops spinosus L.
  • Echinops tunetanus Vahl ex Vitman
  • Echinops viscosus DC.
  • Echinops bithynicus Boiss., syn of subsp. bithynicus
  • Echinops bovei Boiss., syn of subsp. bovei
  • Echinops fontqueri Pau, syn of subsp. fontqueri
  • Echinops maurus Maire, syn of subsp. fontqueri
  • Echinops syriacus Boiss., syn of subsp. macrolepis
  • Echinops neumayeri Vis., syn of subsp. neumayeri

Echinops spinosissimus is a European species of plant in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to southeastern Europe ( Sicily, Apulia, Greece, Albania, and the western Balkans), northern Africa, and southwest Asia as far east as Iran. [2] [3] [4]

Echinops spinosissimus is a branching perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are divided into narrow triangular lobes, each with a slender but hard spine at the tip. The plant produces nearly spherical flower heads containing many white or pale lavender disc florets but no ray florets. [5] [6] [7]

Subspecies [1]
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bithynicus (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bovei (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. fontqueri (Pau) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. macrolepis (Boiss.) Greuter
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. neumayeri (Vis.) Kožuharov
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus

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