Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Asterales (218)
Family: Asteraceae (217)(family description)
Genus: Echinops (2)
Epithet: spinosissimus Turra (1)
spinosissimus => most spiny or thorny, superlative of spinosa