Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Asterales (235)
Family: Asteraceae (219)(family description)
Genus: Echinops (2)
Epithet: spinosissimus Turra (1)
Synonyms: Echinops spinosus Emb. & Maire, Echinops viscosus DC.
spinosissimus => most spiny or thorny, superlative of spinosa
spinosus => having spines or thorns
viscosus => sticky, clammy, exuding a sticky secretion