Echinops exaltatus
| Echinops exaltatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cynareae |
| Genus: | Echinops |
| Species: | E. exaltatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echinops exaltatus Schrader | |
Echinops exaltatus (Russian globe thistle or tall globethistle) is a species of globe thistle. It has escaped cultivation in eastern Canada and in Washington state, USA. It is the largest of all Globe Thistles.