Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Seslerieae > Genus Echinaria

Echinaria capitata (L.) Desf.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Echinaria*	Desf.	accepted genus name
*Echinaria capitata*	(L.) Desf.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Cenchrus capitatus*	L.	basionym
*Echinaria capitata var. pumila*	(Willk.) Willk.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinaria capitata var. todaroana*	Ces., Pass. & Gibelli	heterotypic synonym
*Echinaria pumila*	Willk.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinaria todaroana*	(Ces., Pass. & Gibelli) Cif. & Giacom.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: blat del diable; gram estrellat sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

German: Igelkraut sources: Akaydın, G. 2009: Beytepe bitkileri

Hebrew: קִפּוֹדִית הַקַּרְקֶפֶת sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Portuguese: blat del diable sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: cabezuela pinchuda; desdeñosa; equinaria; trigo del diablo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Turkish: Kirpi otu sources: Akaydın, G. 2009: Beytepe bitkileri

Valencian: gram estrellat

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Fl. Atlant. 2: 385. 1799

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Echinaria capitata (L.) Desf. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/1609ef21-2e8b-4859-89d5-d46d4780aa7c