What family does Echinops armatus Steven belong to?

Echinops armatus Steven (Echinops armatus Steven) belongs to the family Asteraceae, order Asterales, in the kingdom Plantae. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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Echinops armatus Steven is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Plantae

Echinops armatus Steven

Echinops bannaticus, blue globe-thistle, is a herbaceous perennial thistle in Asteraceae native to southeastern Europe.

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Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Echinops

Order

Asterales

Class

Magnoliopsida

About Echinops armatus Steven

Common Name and Family

Echinops bannaticus, commonly called the blue globe-thistle, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family.

Native Distribution

It is native to southeastern Europe.

Growth Form and Height

This plant is a herbaceous perennial thistle that grows up to 120 cm (47 in) tall.

Foliage and Flowers

It has prickly foliage and produces spherical blue flower heads during the summer.

Etymology of Specific Epithet

Its Latin specific epithet bannaticus references the Banat, a Central European region currently divided between Romania, Hungary, and Serbia, where the species occurs.