Asteraceae
Echinops echinatus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Echinops
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Common names
By language (2)
- Bangla
- ঠাকুরকাঁটা
- Punjabi
- ਊਂਟ ਕਟਾਰਾ, ਬਰ੍ਹਮੀ ਦੰਡੀ
Flowers
- In flower
- January, March to April (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ramesh Shenai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: S.MORE, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: muddytortoise, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Naveen clicks, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tarun Meena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yadvendra Rathore, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yathish Rao, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Malaika Mathew Chawla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Dr. Chaturbhuj mundotiya, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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- Echinops spinosissimusAsteraceae
- Echinops humilisAsteraceae
- Echinops setiferAsteraceae
- Echinops giganteusAsteraceae
- Achinops niveaEchinops niveusAsteraceae
- Echinops polycerasAsteraceae
- Echinops strigosusAsteraceae
- Echinops armatusAsteraceae
Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.