Echinops sp.
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[edit] globethistle
Echinops sp. L.- Occurrence in Alberta – Yes
- Global Invasive Species Database – no mention
- NatureServe Rank – no mention
- Haber, Upland –
- Haber, Wetland –
- CWF, Status & Invasive Range – no mention
- Alberta Revegetation Guidelines – no mention
- The Nature Conservancy –
- CBCN –
- AB Weed – No
[edit] Remarks
Found along a railway in Calgary at the edge of the ballast, 2010.
The USDA Plants Database indicates that the following species of this genus occur in North America:
Echinops ritro L., southern globethistle in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. [1] Cultivars of this species are commonly sold as ornamentals.
Echinops bannaticus Rochel ex Schrad., no common name or distribution given. [2] Not mentioned in Flora of North America. Includes cultivars "Blue Glow" and "Star Frost".
Echinops exaltatus Schrad., tall globethistle, Washington, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick. [3]
Echinops sphaerocephalus L., great globethistle, US west coast, NE States, Colorado, Wyoming, Southern Canada except for Alberta, BC, PEI, Newfoundland and Labrador. [4]
[edit] References
Key to the genus, in eFlora.org Flora of North America: [5]
[edit] Map references
(to copy and paste into Google Maps search)51.00509,-114.00197 E. sphaerocephalus
51.03034, -114.05491 E. sphaerocephalus
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