Southern Globe Thistle

Echinops ritro

"Echinops ritro" is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to southern and eastern Europe, and western Asia. The species is sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the United States.
Southern globe-thistle (Echinops ritro) Puechabon, France. Aug 24, 2016. Echinops ritro,France,Geotagged,Summer

Appearance

"Echinops ritro" is a compact, bushy herbaceous perennial thistle, growing to 60 cm tall, with broad prickly leaves and bearing globes of steel-blue flowers 2.5 cm - 4.5 cm in diameter, in late summer.
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Naming

;Subspecies
⤷ "Echinops ritro" subsp. "meyeri" Kožuharov
⤷ "Echinops ritro" subsp. "ritro"
⤷ "Echinops ritro" subsp. "ruthenicus" Nyman
⤷ "Echinops ritro" subsp. "sartorianus" Kožuharov
⤷ "Echinops ritro" subsp. "siculus" Greuter
⤷ "Echinops ritro" subsp. "thracicus" Kožuharov

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusEchinops
SpeciesE. ritro
Photographed in
France
United Kingdom