Echinops

Echinops is a genus of about 130 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 distributed from central Asia, Mongolia and north-eastern China to the Mediterranean basin, temperate regions of Eurasia, reaching to Indian subcontinent and tropical Africa. Globe thistles are a common host plant for weevils of the genus Larinus.

Echinops is a genus of about 130 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 distributed from central Asia, Mongolia and north-eastern China to the Mediterranean basin, temperate regions of Eurasia, reaching to Indian subcontinent and tropical Africa. Globe thistles are a common host plant for weevils of the genus Larinus. ==Selected species== Species include: Echinops adenocaulos Echinops amplexicaulis Echinops bannaticus Echinops cephalotes Echinops ceratophorus Echinops chantavicus Echinops echinatus Echinops exaltatus Echinops giganteus Echinops gmelinii Echinops graecus Echinops humilis Echinops kotschyi Echinops latifolius Echinops longisetus Echinops macrophyllus Echinops nivens Echinops niveus Echinops orientalis Echinops persepolitanus Echinops polyceras Echinops ritro (syn. Echinops ruthenicus) Echinops sahyadricus Echinops setifer Echinops sphaerocephalus Echinops spinosissimus Echinops tournefortii Echinops tschimganicus Echinops kazerunensis ==Gallery== File:Echinops adenocaulos 01.jpg|Echinops adenocaulos before flowering File:Echinops bannaticus (la boule azurée).jpg|The first flowers File:Echinops adenocaulos 03.jpg|alt=Echinops adenocaulos in a black background|Echinops adenocaulos in north Africa File:Echinops sphaerocephalus 01.jpg|Echinops sphaerocephalus in Setif, Algeria File:Echinops setifer ja 01.jpg|Echinops setifer in Japan File:Echinops spinosissimus (KPFC) 04.jpg|Echinops spinoissimus in Greece File:Ttye7628629.jpg|Echinops macrophyllus in Iran File:Echinops sphaerocephalus (habitus).jpg|Echinops sphaerocephalus in Russia ==References==

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