Echinops ritro
Globe Thistle, Small Globe Thistle
Other regional names: Southern Globethistle
- Southern Globethistle
Also known as: Echinops meyer Iljin +2 more
- Echinops meyer Iljin
- Echinops rito L.
- Echinopus minor Bubani, 1899
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Echinops ritro (commonly known as Globe Thistle or Small Globe Thistle) is a herbaceous perennial within the Asteraceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Europe. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Poland, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, 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)
Germany, New York, Washington
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms