Indian Globe Thistle

Echinops echinatus

"Echinops echinatus", the Indian globe thistle, commonly known as "Usnakantaka", is a species of globe thistle, found in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Indian globe thistle is an erect branched herb about 100 cm high. It has short, stout stems, branching from the base, covered with white cottony hair. Alternately arranged oblong, deeply pinnatifid leaves are 7–12 cm long.
Echinops echinatus Echinops echinatus,Fall,Geotagged,India

Appearance

Flower heads occur in solitary white spherical balls, 3–5 cm across. Petals of the tiny white disc florets are 5 mm long. Flowers are surrounded by straight, strong, white bristles. Often misidentified with Silybum marianum Gaertner, it is colloquially known as Camel's thistle.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusEchinops
SpeciesE. echinatus
Photographed in
India