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 sphaerocephalus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Echinops*	L.	accepted genus name
*Acantholepis*	Less.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinopus*		orthographic variant
*Echinops acantholepis*	Jaub. & Spach	taxonomically included in
*Echinops adenocaulos*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops adenoclados*	(Hedge) C. Vural	taxonomically included in
*Echinops antalyensis*	C. Vural	taxonomically included in
*Echinops armatus*	Steven	taxonomically included in
*Echinops bannaticus*	Schrad.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops borae*	C. Vural	taxonomically included in
*Echinops cyrenaicus*	E. A. Durand & Barratte	taxonomically included in
*Echinops descendens*	Hand.-Mazz.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops dumanii*	C. Vural	taxonomically included in
*Echinops emiliae*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Echinops exaltatus*	Schrad.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops foliosus*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Echinops galalensis*	Schweinf.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops glaberrimus*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops graecus*	Mill.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops heterophyllus*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Echinops hussonii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops macrochaetus*	Fresen.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops melitensis*	Hedge & Hub.-Mor.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops mersinensis*	Gemici & Leblebici	taxonomically included in
*Echinops microcephalus*	Sm.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops onopordum*	P. H. Davis	taxonomically included in
*Echinops opacifolius*	Iljin	taxonomically included in
*Echinops orientalis*	Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops ossicus*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Echinops oxyodontus*	Bornm. & Diels	taxonomically included in
*Echinops pannosus*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops phaeocephalus*	Hand.-Mazz.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops philistaeus*	Feinbrun & Zohary	taxonomically included in
*Echinops polyacanthus*	Iljin	taxonomically included in
*Echinops polygamus*	Bunge	taxonomically included in
*Echinops pungens*	Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops ritro*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops ritrodes*	Bunge	taxonomically included in
*Echinops saksonovii*	Vasjukov	taxonomically included in
*Echinops sintenisii*	Freyn	taxonomically included in
*Echinops sphaerocephalus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops spinosissimus*	Turra	taxonomically included in
*Echinops strigosus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops taeckholmianus*	A. Amin	taxonomically included in
*Echinops tenuisectus*	Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops tournefortii*	Trautv.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops transcaucasicus*	Iljin	taxonomically included in
*Echinops vaginatus*	Boiss. & Hausskn.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops viridifolius*	Iljin	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Echinops multiflorus*	Lam.	homotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Echinops cirsiifolius*	(K. Koch) Grossh.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops erevanensis*	Mulk.	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops macedonicus*	Formánek	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops rochelianus var. cirsiifolius*	K. Koch	heterotypic synonym
*Echinops dagestanicus*	Iljin	taxonomically included in
*Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. albidus*	(Boiss. & Spruner) Kožuharov	taxonomically included in
*Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. sphaerocephalus*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. taygeteus*	(Boiss. & Heldr.) Kožuharov	taxonomically included in
*Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. cirsiifolius*		synonym; nom. inval.

Children

Echinops dagestanicus Iljin
Echinops sphaerocephalus L. subsp. sphaerocephalus
Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. albidus (Boiss. & Spruner) Kožuharov
Echinops sphaerocephalus subsp. taygeteus (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kožuharov

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

Armenian: Ոզնագլխիկ գնդագլխիկավոր sources: Takhtajan, A. L. 1995: Flora of Armenia 9

Azerbaijani: Ҝирдәбаш топпузтикан sources: Karjagin, I. I. 1961: Flora Azerbajdžana 8. – Baku: Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk Azerbajdžanskoj SSR

Bulgarian: Кръглоглав челядник sources: Andreev, N. , Ančev, M. , Kožuharov, S. I. , Markova, M. , Peev, D. & Petrova, A. 1992: Opredelitel na visšite rastenija v Bălgarija. – Sofija: Nauka i izkustvo

Catalan: caps de mussol; card d´eriçat; card d´eriço; card d'eriçó; card eriçat; cart d´erisso; cart erissat; cart-erís en capdell; erlucea; panical; panical blau sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Croatian: Okruglasta sikavica; Sikavica krugloglavka sources: Domac, R. 1994: Flora Hrvatske, prirucnik za odredivanje bilja. – Zagreb: Školska knjiga;Schlosser, J. C. K. & Vukotinovic, Lj. 1876: Bilinar. Flora excursoria. Uputa u sabiranju i oznacivanju bilinah u Hrvatskoj, Slavoniji i Dalmaciji, Knjiga, L. Hartman i družba. – Zagreb

Danish: Fligbladet Tidselkugle sources: Den virtuella floran – http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html

Dutch: Beklierde kogeldistel sources: Meijden, R. van der 1990: Heukels' Flora van Nederland, ed. 21. – Groningen

Estonian: Valkjas mesiohakas sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: Valkopallo-ohdake; valkopallo-ohdake sources: Den virtuella floran – http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html;Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

French: Boulette à grosse tête; Échinops à tête ronde; Échinops à tête ronde; Échinops à tête ronde; Oursin à têtes rondes sources: 2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/;Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Index synonymique de la flore de Suisse et territoires limitrophes (ISFS). – Genève;Mauhin, F. 2007: Les noms français des plantes vasculaires de Belgique et des Régions voisines – http://www.lessources-cnb.be

German: Drüsige Kugeldistel; Kugeldistel sources: Rothmaler, W. H. P. 2005: Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, 4: Gefäßpflanzen: Kritischer Band, ed. 10. – München;Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Synonymie-Index der Schweizer Flora und der angenzenden Gebiete

Italian: Cardo-pallottola maggiore; Cardo-pallottola maggiore sources: Aeschimann, D. & Heitz, C. 1996: Indice sinonimico della Flora della Svizzera e territori limitrofi;Pignatti, S. 1982: Flora d'Italia 3. – Bologna

Latvian: Zilā ežziede sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Lithuanian: Apskritagalvis bandrenis sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Norwegian: Kuletistel sources: Den virtuella floran – http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html

Polish: Przegorzan kulisty sources: Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkova, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M. 2002: Flowering plants and pteridophytes of Poland. A Checklist. – Biodiversity Poland 1

Romanian: Ростогол сферочефал sources: Gejdeman, T. S. 1986: Opredelitel' vysših rastenij Moldavskoj SSR, ed. 3. – Kisinev: Shtiintza

Russian: Мордовник шароголовый; Мордовник шароголовый sources: Fedorov, A. A. 1994: Flora Partis europaeae URSS 7. – Leningrad;Takhtajan, A. L. 1995: Flora of Armenia 9

Slovak: Ježibaba guľatohlavá sources: Marhold, K. & Hindák, F. 1998: Zoznam nižších a vyšších rastlín Slovenska. – Bratislava

Slovenian: Oblasti bodoglavec sources: Trpin, D. & Vreš, B. 1995: Register flore Slovenije. Praprotnice in cvetnice. – Ljubljana

Spanish, Castillian: cabeza de arrendajo; cardicuca; cardiduca; cardimea; cardo erizo; cardo marino; cardo yesquero; cardo-erizo; chicoria armada; crocodilio sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: Bolltistel; bolltistel sources: Karlsson, T. & Thomas: Checklista över Nordens kärlväxter – http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/chk/chk3.htm;Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS