Echinops giganteus
A species in the Asteraceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinops
- Species
- Echinops giganteus
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1848
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Echinops giganteus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
15 synonyms in this snapshot
- Echinops bequaertiiDe Wild.
- Echinops brevisetusS.Moore
- Echinops francinianusPic.Serm.
- Echinops giganteus var. giganteus
- Echinops giganteus var. lelyi(C.D.Adams) C.D.Adams
- Echinops kulsiiCufod.
- Echinops negriiChiov.
- Echinops nistriiPic.Serm.
- Echinops ochroleucusMattf.
- Echinops seretiiDe Wild.
- Echinops seretii var. seretii
- Echinops seretii var. setiferMattf.
- Echinops velutinusO.Hoffm.
- Echinops velutinus var. lelyiC.D.Adams
- Echinops velutinus var. velutinus
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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