Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Echinops// Species: Echinops sphaerocephalus L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Siberia, Xinjiang (China) and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Dry and open habitats- rocky terrains, dry grassland, hill pastures.
Flowering period: Late summer: AUG, SEP.
Echinops sphaerocephalus habit in habitat (left) and habitat (right). Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – habit. Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – upper part of stem with inflorescences. Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – inflorescence with developing capitula. Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – inflorescence. Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – flowering inflorescence with capitula. Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 05.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus (flowering inflorescence). Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 29.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus (stem with cauline leaves). Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 05.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – stem with cauline leaves. Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – stem with cauline leaves. Southern foot of Osogovo near Kochani, 10.07.2020. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiEchinops sphaerocephalus – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Echinops sphaerocephalus – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.08.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
