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Echinops is a genus of about 120 species of thistle
Thistle

Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaf with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family Asteraceae....
s in the daisy family Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
, commonly known as globe thistles. They are native to Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 east to central Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 and south to the mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
s of tropical Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
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Species include:








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Echinops is a genus of about 120 species of thistle
Thistle

Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaf with sharp prickles on the margins, mostly in the plant family Asteraceae....
s in the daisy family Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
, commonly known as globe thistles. They are native to Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 east to central Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 and south to the mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
s of tropical Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
.

Species include:

  • Echinops adenocaulos
  • Echinops bannaticus
  • Echinops chantavicus
  • Echinops exaltatus
    Echinops exaltatus

    Echinops exaltatusor Russian Globe Thistle is a species of Echinops. It has escaped clutivation in eastern Canada and in Washington state, USA. It is the largest of all Globe Thistles....
  • Echinops giganteus
  • Echinops gmelinii
  • Echinops graecus
  • Echinops humilis
  • Echinops latifolius
  • Echinops nivens
  • Echinops orientalis
  • Echinops ritro
    Echinops ritro

    Echinops ritro is a species of Echinops. It is native to Europe and western Asia....
  • Echinops ruthenicus
  • Echinops sphaerocephalus
    Echinops sphaerocephalus

    Echinops sphaerocephalus is a species of Echinops which is known by the common name great globe thistle. This species is native to Eurasia but it lives on other continents where it was introduced species, including North America where it is a widespread weed....
  • Echinops spinosissimus
  • Echinops setifer Iljin
  • Echinops tournefortii
  • Echinops tschimganicus