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Globe thistles

Echinops

Echinops is a genus of about 130 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They have spiny foliage and produce blue or white spherical flower heads. They are distributed from central Asia, Mongolia and north-eastern China to the Mediterranean basin, temperate regions of Eurasia, reaching to Indian subcontinent and tropical Africa. Globe thistles are a common host plant for weevils of the genus Larinus.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Glandular Globe-thistle

speciesEchinops sphaerocephalus

southern globe thistle

speciesEchinops ritro

Blue Globe-thistle

speciesEchinops bannaticus

Echinops spinosissimus

complexEchinops spinosissimus

Tall Globe-thistle

speciesEchinops exaltatus

glandular globe-thistle

speciesEchinops davuricus

globe thistle

speciesEchinops adenocaulos

Rough-leaved Globe-thistle

speciesEchinops strigosus

Echinops gmelinii

speciesEchinops gmelinii

Echinops tataricus

speciesEchinops tataricus

Echinops polyceras

speciesEchinops polyceras

Echinops chantavicus

speciesEchinops chantavicus

Echinops erinaceus

speciesEchinops erinaceus

Echinops saksonovii

speciesEchinops saksonovii

Echinops grijsii

speciesEchinops grijsii

dwarf globe-thistle

speciesEchinops humilis

Echinops albidus

speciesEchinops albidus

Armed globe thistle

speciesEchinops armatus

Echinops pseudosetifer

speciesEchinops pseudosetifer

Echinops albicaulis

speciesEchinops albicaulis

Echinops nanus

speciesEchinops nanus

Oriental Globe Thistle

speciesEchinops orientalis

Echinops gaillardotii

speciesEchinops gaillardotii

Echinops transcaucasicus

speciesEchinops transcaucasicus

Alpine Globe Thistle

speciesEchinops cornigerus

Greek Globe-Thistle

speciesEchinops graecus

Echinops setifer

speciesEchinops setifer

Echinops macrochaetus

speciesEchinops macrochaetus

Echinops siculus

speciesEchinops siculus

Echinops longifolius

speciesEchinops longifolius

Echinops maracandicus

speciesEchinops maracandicus

Small-headed Globe-Thistle

speciesEchinops microcephalus

Sahyadri Globe thistle

speciesEchinops sahyadricus

Echinops antalyensis

speciesEchinops antalyensis

lesser globe thistle, spiny-scale globe thistle

speciesEchinops acantholepis

Echinops ossicus

speciesEchinops ossicus

Echinops amplexicaulis

speciesEchinops amplexicaulis

polygamous globe thistle

speciesEchinops polygamus

Echinops knorringianus

speciesEchinops knorringianus

Echinops longisetus

speciesEchinops longisetus

White-veined globe thistle

speciesEchinops leucographus

Echinops pungens

speciesEchinops pungens

Echinops philistaeus

speciesEchinops philistaeus

Echinops onopordum

speciesEchinops onopordum

Echinops hoehnelii

speciesEchinops hoehnelii

Echinops ritrodes

speciesEchinops ritrodes

Echinops integrifolius

speciesEchinops integrifolius

Echinops giganteus

speciesEchinops giganteus

Echinops hispidus

speciesEchinops hispidus

Echinops karatavicus

speciesEchinops karatavicus

Horned globe thistle

speciesEchinops ceratophorus

Echinops ellenbeckii

speciesEchinops ellenbeckii

Echinops kebericho

speciesEchinops kebericho

Headed globe thistle

speciesEchinops cephalotes

Echinops villosissimus

speciesEchinops villosissimus

Echinops gracilis

speciesEchinops gracilis

Wakhan Globe Thistle

speciesEchinops wakhanicus

Echinops tricholepis

speciesEchinops tricholepis

Echinops borae

speciesEchinops borae

Snow-White Globe Thistle

speciesEchinops niveus

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Famine Relief Herbal

Zhu Su · 1406 · p.85

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.925

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