Echinops

Echinops (pronounced /ˈɛkɨnɒps/) is a genus of about 120 species of thistles in the daisy family Asteraceae, commonly known as globe thistles. They are native to Europe east to central Asia and south to the mountains of tropical Africa.

Species include:

Echinops adenocaulos
Echinops bannaticus
Echinops chantavicus
Echinops exaltatus
Echinops giganteus
Echinops gmelinii
Echinops graecus
Echinops humilis
Echinops latifolius
Echinops nivens
Echinops orientalis
Echinops ritro
Echinops ruthenicus
Echinops sphaerocephalus
Echinops spinosissimus
Echinops setifer Iljin
Echinops tournefortii
Echinops tschimganicus

Translation

The word "Echinops" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Catalan, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Romanian.

Translation(s) in other languages: Danish: Tidselkugle, German: Kugeldisteln, Esperanto: Ekinopso, Persian: شکرتیغال, Italian: Echinops (botanica), Hebrew: קיפודן, Lithuanian: Bandrenis, Japanese: ヒゴタイ属, Polish: Przegorzan, Russian: Мордовник, Swedish: Bolltistelsläktet.