Echinops spinosissimus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Echinops |
Species: | E. spinosissimus
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Binomial name | |
Echinops spinosissimus Turra 1765 not Freyn 1895
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Synonyms[1] | |
Synonymy
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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
References
- ^ a b The Plant List, Echinops spinosissimus Turra
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo pallotta vischioso, Echinops spinosissimus Turra
- ^ Sánchez-Jiménex, Ihmael, Oriane Hidalgo, & Teresa Garnatje. 2012. Echinops spinosissimus subsp. neumayeri (Vis.) Kožuharov (Asteraceae, Cardueae), a new record for the flora of Greece. Adansonia, ser. 3, 34:129-132
- ^ Flowers in Israel, קיפודן סורי, קיפודן דביק
- ^ Plants for a Future, Echinops spinosissimus - Turra.
- ^ Cretan Flora
- ^ Czech Botany, Echinops spinosissimus Turra – bělotrn / ježibaba in Czech with photos
External links
- Wildscreen Arkive, Echinops (Echinops spinosissimus)
- Flora silvestre del Mediterráneo, Echinops spinosissimus Turra photos