Flower head; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Flower head; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Keriyo, Ethiopia; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1982
Date of entry: 09.07.2012
Last update: 17.01.2021
Kingdom: Plantae (2634)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2145)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Echinops (3)
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
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue
