Echinophora is a genus of plants belonging to the parsley family, Apiaceae. The thistle-like spininess of the plants is reflected in the genus name, composed of the Greek prefix echino- meaning "spiny" (from ἐχῖνος echīnos "hedgehog") and the suffix -phora meaning "carrier", giving the meaning "spine-bearer".
The genus comprises 11 accepted species[1]
| Echinophora chrysantha Freyn & Sint. | |
| Echinophora cinerea (Boiss.) Hedge & Lamond | |
| Echinophora lamondiana Yildiz & Z.Bahcecioglu | |
| Echinophora orientalis Hedge & Lamond | |
| Echinophora platyloba DC. | |
| Echinophora scabra Gilli | |
| Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss. | |
| Echinophora spinosa L. | |
| Echinophora tenuifolia L. | |
| Echinophora tournefortii Jaub. & Spach | |
| Echinophora trichophylla Sm. |