Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Echinops (3)
Epithet: spinosissimus Turra (1)
spinosissimus => most spiny or thorny, superlative of spinosa