Tall Globe-thistle (Echinops exaltatus)
Echinops exaltatus is a robust perennial globe thistle, known for its striking spherical, steel-blue flower heads blooming mid to late summer. Growing 3-5 feet tall, it.
Above information is sourced from Wikipedia
Image Gallery
Synonyms
Echinops commutatus Juratzka
Echinops eglandulosus Schur
Echinops exaltatus W.D.J.Koch
Echinops globifer Janka
Echinops mollis Schur
Echinops strictus Fisch. ex Sims.
Sphaerocephalus commutatus Kuntze
Sphaerocephalus exaltatus Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderAsterales
- familyAsteraceae
- genusEchinops
- speciesEchinops exaltatus