Echinops giganteus
Appearance
Echinops giganteus | |
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Young inflorescence of globe thistle Echinops giganteus, approximately 150 cm high, photographed along the Chogoria route, Mount Kenya, at approximately 3100 m altitude | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Echinops |
Species: | E. giganteus
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Binomial name | |
Echinops giganteus A.Rich.
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Echinops giganteus is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Echinops giganteus A.Rich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-11-05.