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Echinops giganteus

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Echinops giganteus
Young inflorescence of globe thistle Echinops giganteus, approximately 150 cm high, photographed along the Chogoria route, Mount Kenya, at approximately 3100 m altitude
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Echinops
Species:
E. giganteus
Binomial name
Echinops giganteus
A.Rich.

Echinops giganteus is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Echinops giganteus A.Rich. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-11-05.