glandular globe-thistle (Echinops davuricus)
Echinops davuricus is a hardy perennial globe thistle native to Siberia and Mongolia, featuring striking spherical blue flowers in summer. Spiny leaves, drought tolerant.
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Synonyms
Echinops latifolius Tausch
Echinops manshuricus Kitag.
Echinops pratensis Turcz. ex Ledeb.
Spaerocephalus dahuricus (Fisch. ex DC.) Kuntze ex Kom.
Sphaerocephalus latifolius (Tausch) Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderAsterales
- familyAsteraceae
- genusEchinops
- speciesEchinops davuricus