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Asteraceae
Echinops

not marked as a favorite taxon *Echinops sphaerocephalus Linnaeus. Common name: Globe-thistle. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Roadsides, edges of railroad tracks, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe and w. Asia. Reported as introduced as far south as se. Pennsylvania (Rhoads & Klein 1993) and Virginia (Fernald 1950; Keil in FNA 2006a). Its occurrence in Virginia has recently been verified (C.N. Horn, pers. comm., 2006).

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA19, G, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, WV. Basionym: Echinops sphaerocephalus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Echinops sphaerocephalus - FNA19

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