- Echinops
Taxobox
name = "Echinops"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Echinops adenocaulos " with a shield bug
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Cynareae
genus = "Echinops"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = About 120 species, see text"Echinops" is a genus of about 120 species of
thistle s in the daisy familyAsteraceae , commonly known as globe thistles. They are native toEurope east to centralAsia and south to themountain s of tropicalAfrica .Species include:
*"
Echinops adenocaulos "
*"Echinops bannaticus "
*"Echinops chantavicus "
*"Echinops exaltatus "
*"Echinops giganteus "
*"Echinops gmelinii "
*"Echinops graecus "
*"Echinops humilis "
*"Echinops latifolius "
*"Echinops nivens "
*"Echinops orientalis "
*"Echinops ritro "
*"Echinops ruthenicus "
*"Echinops sphaerocephalus "
*"Echinops spinosissimus "
* "Echinops setifer Iljin "
*"Echinops tournefortii "
*"Echinops tschimganicus "
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