Echinops sphaerocephalus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Echinops sphaerocephalus L.

Globe thistle, Great globethistle

2008 Zoya Akulova

Echinops sphaerocephalus is a perennial herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~0 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Echinops
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


POWO	Echinops davuricus

Information about Echinops sphaerocephalus from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ECSP) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/09/2025).