Echinops sp.

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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

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]

E. sphaerocephalus in Calgary, photo: Dave Hayman, Calgary, July 2010
E. sphaerocephalus in Calgary, photo: Dave Hayman, Calgary, July 2010
E. sphaerocephalus Photo: XID Services
E. sphaerocephalus Photo: XID Services
E. sphaerocephalus Photo: XID Services

References

Key to the genus, in eFlora.org Flora of North America: [5]

Map references

(to copy and paste into Google Maps search)

51.00509,-114.00197 E. sphaerocephalus

51.03034, -114.05491 E. sphaerocephalus