Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cardueae > Genus Echinops

Echinops spinosissimus Turra

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Echinops*	L.	accepted genus name
*Acantholepis*	Less.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinopus*		orthographic variant

Species group names

*Echinops spinosus*	L.	homotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Echinops creticus*	Boiss. & Heldr.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops glandulosus*	E. Weiss	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops viscosus*	DC.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops viscosus subsp. creticus*	(Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech. f.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops viscosus subsp. glandulosus*	(E. Weiss) Rech. f.	heterotypic synonym

Children

Echinops gaillardotii Boiss.
Echinops polyceras Boiss.
Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bithynicus (Boiss.) Greuter
Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bovei (Boiss.) Greuter
Echinops spinosissimus subsp. chaetocephalus (Batt.) Sennen & Mauricio
Echinops spinosissimus subsp. fontqueri (Pau) Greuter
Echinops spinosissimus subsp. macrolepis (Boiss.) Greuter
Echinops spinosissimus subsp. neumayeri (Vis.) Kožuharov
Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosus Greuter
Echinops spinosissimus Turra subsp. spinosissimus

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: Ekinops shumëgjembësh sources: Vangjeli, J. (ed.) 2000: Flore de l'Albanie 4

Arabic: عَرْط; عَرْط; قَرْقَفان لَزِج; قَرْقَفان لَزِج sources: Nehmé, M. 2000: Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Flore du Liban;Nehmé, M. 2008: Etymological Dictionary of Syrian Flora