Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Asterales (236)
Family: Asteraceae (220)(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