Echinops giganteus
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| Echinops giganteus | |
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| 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  | |
| 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]
