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 bequaertiiName author: De Wild.
- Echinops brevisetusName author: S.Moore
- Echinops francinianusName author: Pic.Serm.
- Echinops giganteus var. giganteusName author: Not supplied
- Echinops giganteus var. lelyiName author: (C.D.Adams) C.D.Adams
- Echinops kulsiiName author: Cufod.
- Echinops negriiName author: Chiov.
- Echinops nistriiName author: Pic.Serm.
- Echinops ochroleucusName author: Mattf.
- Echinops seretiiName author: De Wild.
- Echinops seretii var. seretiiName author: Not supplied
- Echinops seretii var. setiferName author: Mattf.
- Echinops velutinusName author: O.Hoffm.
- Echinops velutinus var. lelyiName author: C.D.Adams
- Echinops velutinus var. velutinusName author: Not supplied
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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