Echinops
genus of plants
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Summary
Echinops is a taxon[1]. Echinops ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (772 views/month, #1,544 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Cynareae[4]
- Taxon name: Echinops[5]
- Subclass of: thistles[6]
- Commons category: Echinops[7]
- Taxonomic type: Echinops sphaerocephalus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Echinops[9]
- Commons gallery: Echinops[10]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 78(1)[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4106[14]
- Taxon common name: globethistle[15], Kogeldistel[16], 蓝刺头属[17], bodoglavec[18]
- Different from: Echinops[19]
- Has fruit type: achene[20]
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Identifiers
Echinops's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 72109[21]. Echinops's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 32194[22]. Echinops's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 44921[23]. Echinops's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3109550[24]. Echinops's ITIS TSN is recorded as 37285[25].
Why It Matters
Echinops has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Echinops is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]