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Globe Thistle

Echinops adenocaulos

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Israel.January 2, February 8, March 2, April 36, May 61, June 59, July 21, August 3, September 0, October 1, November 1, December 0.
Israel194
Northern District84
Haifa45
Central District29
Jerusalem District24
Southern District7
Tel Aviv5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusGlobe thistles · Echinops

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Globe Thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.