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Echinops ritro ssp. ruthenicus
Globe Thistle; Southern Globe Thistle

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DERIVATION
Echinops - From the Greek echinos, (sea urchin or hedgehog)
ritro - possibly an old name for a plant with thorns
FAMILY Asteraceae (Aster Family)  Other Plants in the Aster Family
HABIT Herbaceous
GROWTH FORM Clump-forming
RANGE Central and Eastern Europe to Central Asia; Introduced in the United States (WA, ID, MT)
FLOWERS Blue
FOLIAGE COLOR ;
STEM COLOR Silver
HARDINESS USDA Zone 3 (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
COMMON NAME(S) Globe Thistle | Southern Globe Thistle
SYNONYMS Echinops ruthenicus

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