Echinops spinosissimus explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Subspecies

• 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

External links

• Wildscreen Arkive, Echinops (Echinops spinosissimus)
• Flora silvestre del Mediterráneo, Echinops spinosissimus Turra photos

Notes and References

1. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=echinops+spinosissimus Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo pallotta vischioso, Echinops spinosissimus Turra
2. http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/72272/1/equinops.pdf 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
3. http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Echinopsviscosus_page.htm Flowers in Israel, קיפודן סורי, קיפודן דביק
4. http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Echinops+spinosissimus Plants for a Future, Echinops spinosissimus - Turra.
5. http://www.cretanflora.com/echinops_spinosissimus.html Cretan Flora
6. http://botany.cz/cs/echinops-spinosissimus/ Czech Botany, 'Echinops spinosissimus Turra – bělotrn / ježibaba