Appearance
''Echinops spinosissimus'' is a branching perennial herb up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are divided into narrow triangular lobes, each with a slender but hard spine at the tip. The plant produces nearly spherical flower heads containing many white or pale lavender disc florets but no ray florets.
Naming
Subspecies⤷ ''Echinops spinosissimus'' subsp. ''bithynicus'' Greuter
⤷ ''Echinops spinosissimus'' subsp. ''bovei'' Greuter
⤷ ''Echinops spinosissimus'' subsp. ''fontqueri'' Greuter
⤷ ''Echinops spinosissimus'' subsp. ''macrolepis'' Greuter
⤷ ''Echinops spinosissimus'' subsp. ''neumayeri'' Kožuharov
⤷ ''Echinops spinosissimus'' subsp. ''spinosissimus''
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