Echinops exaltatus
Globe Thistle, Globe Thistle
Also known as: Echinops commutatus f. commutatus +9 more
- Echinops commutatus f. commutatus
- Echinops commutatus f. sectatus A.T.Szabó
- Echinops commutatus Juratzka
- Echinops eglandulosus Schur
- Echinops exaltatus W.D.J.Koch
- Echinops globifer Janka
- Echinops mollis Schur
- Echinops strictus Fisch. ex Sims
- Sphaerocephalus commutatus (Jur.) Kuntze
- Sphaerocephalus exaltatus (Schrad.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Echinops exaltatus (commonly known as Globe Thistle) is a herbaceous perennial within the Asteraceae family. It naturally occurs in Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, Norway, Ontario, Poland, Québec, Sweden, Washington