Echinops
Also known as Achinops
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.
Species
Globe thistle
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi
General: Echinops (from εχίνος, echinos, hedgehog or sea-urchin
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Research
291 papers- Echinops as a Source of Bioactive Compounds-A Systematic Review.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- [ÉCHINOPS Project: Collaborating with Law Enforcement to Help the Escapees of the Healthcare System].Sante mentale au Quebec · 2024
- The Genus Echinops: Phytochemistry and Biological Activities: A Review.
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Vegetative characteristics
- Generative features
- Human uses
- Selected species
- Gallery
- References
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.
== Characteristics == thumb|Illustration of globe thistle Echinops sphaerocephalus Source: