Echinops spinosissimus

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Glandular globular thistle
Glandular-haired ball thistle (Echinops spinosissimus subsp. Spinosissimus) on the island of Samos

Glandular-haired ball thistle ( Echinops spinosissimus subsp. Spinosissimus ) on the island of Samos

Systematics
Order : Astern-like (Asterales)
Family : Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily : Carduoideae
Tribe : Cynareae
Genre : Globe thistles ( Echinops )
Type : Glandular globular thistle
Scientific name
Echinops spinosissimus
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The glands Hairy Kugeldistel ( Echinops spinosissimus ) is a plant from the genus Echinops in the family of Compositae (Asteraceae).

features

The glandular-haired ball thistle is a perennial stem hemicryptophyte that reaches heights of 50 to 80, rarely up to 200 centimeters. The stem is densely spiderweb-tomentose and has 1 to 2 millimeters long, dark glandular hairs. The leaves are usually twice pinnate. The head stand is spherical. The bracts are arranged in groups of 20 each. The outer bracts are split in a bristle shape and up to half as long as the head, the others are spatulate and pointed. Some of the middle bracts have thorns that are 20 to 50 millimeters long and protrude above the heads.

The flowering period extends from July to October.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.

Occurrence

Echinops spinosissimus occurs in the eastern Mediterranean and in North Africa (west to Morocco). The species grows on fallow land, dry ruderal sites, olive groves, sandy coasts and overgrazed Phrygana .

Glandular-haired globe thistle ( Echinops spinosissimus ) in Tunisia

Systematics

The following subspecies can be distinguished:

  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bithynicus (Boiss.) Greuter (Syn .: Echinops bithynicus Boiss. ): It occurs in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Crete and the Aegean Sea.
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. bovei (Boiss.) Greuter (Syn .: Echinops bovei Boiss. ): It occurs in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. chaetocephalus (Batt.) Sennen & Mauricio : It occurs in Morocco.
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. fontqueri (Pau) Greuter (Syn .: Echinops fontqueri Pau ): It occurs in Morocco.
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. macrolepis (Boiss.) Greuter (Syn .: Echinops viscosus subsp. macrolepis (Boiss.) Feinbrun ): It occurs in Syria, Lebanon and Israel.
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. neumayeri (Vis.) Kožuharov (Syn .: Echinops neumayeri Vis. ): It occurs in Italy, Croatia, Albania and Greece.
  • Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosus Greuter : It occurs in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, Libya, Egypt and on the Sinai peninsula.
  • Echinops spinosissimus Turra subsp. spinosissimus : It occurs in Greece, Turkey, Crete and the Aegean Sea.

supporting documents

  1. ^ A b Peter Schönfelder, Ingrid Schönfelder: The new cosmos of the Mediterranean flora. Over 1600 species and 1600 photos (=  KosmosNaturführer ). Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-10742-3 , pp. 110 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 321 .
  3. ^ Tropicos. [1]
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). - In: W. Greuter & E. von Raab-Straube (ed.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Datasheet Echinops spinosissimus In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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