Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Asterales (223)
Family: Asteraceae (222)(family description)
Genus: Echinops (3)
Epithet: spinosissimus Turra (1)
spinosissimus => most spiny or thorny, superlative of spinosa