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Glandular Globe-thistle
Echinops sphaerocephalus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Tall Globe-thistleEchinops exaltatus
southern globe thistleEchinops ritro
Blue Globe-thistleEchinops bannaticus
Echinops albidus
Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare
Spiny Globe-thistleEchinops spinosissimus
creeping thistleCirsium arvense
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 9,018 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 8,769 |
| Russia | 3,374 |
| Czechia | 525 |
| Germany | 439 |
| Ukraine | 400 |
| Austria | 342 |
| Saratov Oblast | 326 |
| Canada | 322 |
| Moscow Oblast | 318 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | Globe thistles · Echinops |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Glandular Globe-thistle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.