Echinops spinosissimus, the spiny globe thistle, is a European species of plant in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to southeastern Europe (Sicily, Apulia, Greece, Albania, and the western Balkans), northern Africa, and southwest Asia as far east as Iran.Altervista Flora Italiana, Cardo pallotta vischioso, Echinops spinosissimus TurraSánchez-Jiménex, Ihmael, Oriane Hidalgo, & Teresa Garnatje. 2012. Echinops spinosissimus subsp. neumayeri (Vis.) Kožuharov (Asteraceae, Cardueae), a new record for the flora of Greece. Adansonia, ser. 3, 34:129-132Flowers in Israel, קיפודן סורי, קיפודן דביק
Echinops spinosissimus is a branching perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are divided into narrow triangular lobes, each with a slender but hard spine at the tip. The plant produces nearly spherical flower heads containing many white or pale lavender disc florets but no ray florets.Plants for a Future, Echinops spinosissimus - Turra.Cretan FloraCzech Botany, Echinops spinosissimus Turra – bělotrn / ježibaba in Czech with photos
Subspecies Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bithynicus (Boiss.) Greuter Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bovei (Boiss.) Greuter Echinops spinosissimus subsp. fontqueri (Pau) Greuter Echinops spinosissimus subsp. macrolepis (Boiss.) Greuter Echinops spinosissimus subsp. neumayeri (Vis.) Kožuharov Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus
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External links Wildscreen Arkive, Echinops (Echinops spinosissimus) Flora silvestre del Mediterráneo, Echinops spinosissimus Turra photos