''Echinops'' is a
genus of about 120
species of
flowering plants in the
family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe
thistles. They have spiny foliage and produce blue or white spherical flower heads. They are
native to Europe, east to central Asia, and south to the mountains of tropical Africa.
Globe thistle is the host plant of weevil ''
Larinus vulpes
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Species
Species include:
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Echinops adenocaulos''
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Echinops bannaticus
''Echinops bannaticus'', known as the blue globe-thistle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to southeastern Europe. It is an herbaceous perennial thistle, growing to , with prickly foliage and spherical blue flower ...
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Echinops chantavicus
''Echinops chantavicus'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Echinops
''Echinops'' is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They have spiny foliage and produce ...
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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 ste ...
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Echinops exaltatus''
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Echinops giganteus''
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Echinops gmelinii''
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Echinops graecus''
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Echinops humilis
''Echinops'' is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They have spiny foliage and produce blue or white spherical flower heads. They are native to Europe, east to central As ...
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Echinops latifolius''
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Echinops longisetus''
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Echinops nivens''
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Echinops niveus
''Echinops niveus'' is a species in the genus ''Echinops'' or globe thistles. It is native to the Indian subcontinent: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal.
Nivetin is a neoflavonoid
Neoflavonoids are a class of polyphenol ...
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Echinops orientalis''
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Echinops ritro'' (syn. ''Echinops ruthenicus'')
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Echinops sahyadricus''
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Echinops setifer''
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Echinops sphaerocephalus''
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Echinops spinosissimus''
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Echinops tournefortii''
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Echinops tschimganicus''
Gallery
File:Echinops setifer ja 01.jpg, '' Echinops setifer'' in Japan
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File:Echinops adenocaulos 03.jpg, alt=Echinops adenocaulos in a black background, '' Echinops adenocaulos'' in north Africa
File:Echinops adenocaulos 01.jpg, ''Echinops adenocaulos'' before flowering
File:Echinops sphaerocephalus 01.jpg, '' Echinops sphaerocephalus'' in Setif, Algeria
File:HPIM8079.JPG, ''Echinops ruthenicus''
File:Echinops spinosissimus (KPFC) 04.jpg, ''Echinops spinoissimus'' in Greece
References
Asteraceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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