Asteraceae

Echinops L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 814 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Eurasia to Myanmar, N. & Dry Tropical Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina, Burundi, Buryatiya, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Central European Russia, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Gulf States, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Manchuria, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Belgium, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New South Wales, New York, Norway, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Bornmüller, J. 1918. Revisionsergebnisse einiger orientalischer und zentralasiatischer Arten der Gattung Echinops. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36 (2): 200–228.
  • Bunge, A. (1846). Über die Gattung Echinops. Bull. Acad. Imp. Sc. Petersb. 6: 390–411.
  • Feddes Repert. Trautvetter, E.R. (1833). De Echinope Genere capita II. Mitavia.
  • Kruse, J. & Meusel, H. (1969). Zur Blattfolge und Blattbildung einiger Cynareen-Gattungen. 1. Echinops. Feddes Repert. 80: 339–356.
  • L. Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 356 (1754)
  • L. Sp. Pl.: 814 (1753)
  • Rechinger, K.H. (1974). Neue orientalische Echinops-Arten. Candollea 29: 121–133.
  • Susanna & Garcia-Jacas in Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 8: 128 [2006] (2007)
  • Sánchez-Jiménez & al. (2010). Molecular systematics of Echinops L. (Asteraceae, Cynareae): A phylogeny based on ITS and trnL-trnF sequences with emphasis on  sectional  delimitation. Taxon 59 (3): 698–708.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 3: 430.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C. Jeffrey in K.B. 22: 113 (1968)
  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 356 (1754)
  • K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 136 (1994)
  • Mesfin in K.B. 52: 879 (1997)
  • Sp. Pl.: 814 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2019 Mildbraed [9663] Cameroon K000373983 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2019 Mildbraed [9697] Cameroon K000373982 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1941 Pichler, T. [s.n.] K000768887 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010944 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010948 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010950 Yes
s.coll. [1] K002010885 Yes
Abeid, Y.S. [3326] Tanzania K001890711 Yes
Abeid, Y.S.; Machaga, S.; Mkosabei, N. [3176] Tanzania K001890748 Yes
Schimper [914] Ethiopia K000418430 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [914] Ethiopia K000418429 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [914] Ethiopia K000418431 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010949 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002010898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010943 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010952 Yes
s.coll. [3] K002010895 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010947 Yes
Bunge, A.A., Von. [s.n.] Iran K000768919 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010953 Yes
s.coll. [3] K002010894 Yes
Ash [1483] Ethiopia K:SPC-35657.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010945 Yes
Freidberg, A.; Yarom, I. [s.n.] Uganda K002010861 Yes
[G. Sauster] [s.n.] K002010946 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [287] Zimbabwe K002010897 Yes
Bunge, A.A., Von. [s.n.] K000768918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Souster, G. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K002010883 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002010951 Yes
Inesidden, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002005905 No
s.coll. [1] K002010884 Yes
Ash [1640] Ethiopia K:SPC-35871.000 No
Biegel, H.M. [3156] Zimbabwe K002010882 Yes
Szovits, J.N. [s.n.] Armenia K000768917 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [4] K002010896 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0