Echinops sphaerocephalus, Great globe thistle - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Great globe thistle, Pale globe-thistle, Glandular globe-thistle

Botanical name & synonyms: Echinops sphaerocephalus, Echinops altaicus, Echinops cirsiifolius, Echinops cirsiifolius, Echinops erevanensis, Echinops horridus, Echinops macedonicus, Echinops major, Echinops maximus, Echinops multiflorus, Echinops paniculatus, Echinops rochelianus var. cirsiifolius, Echinops villosus, Echinops viscosus, Echinopus sphaerocephalus

Family: Aster, daisy, sunflower (Asteraceae, Compositae)

• native to South-Europe
  

• perennial
  

• 60 to 150cm
  

• flower VII to VIII
  

• plant community: wasteland, ruderal
  

• for bees & bumblebees
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 26 gram