About Indian Globe Thistle
Echinops echinatus, the Indian globe thistle, commonly known as Usnakantaka, is a species of globe thistle, found in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Indian globe thistle is an erect branched herb about 100 cm high. It has short, stout stems, branching from the base, covered with white cottony hair. Alternately arranged oblong, deeply pinnatifid leaves are 7–12 cm long. Flower heads occur in solitary white spherical balls, 3–5 cm across. Petals of the tiny white disc florets are 5 mm long. Flowers are surrounded by straight, strong, white bristles. Often misidentified with Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner, it is colloquially known as Camel's thistle.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Echinops echinatus
- Genus
- Echinops
- Family
- ASTERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open forests
- Native to
- Afghanistan
- Distribution
- India, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Utakatira, ऊँट कंटेली Oont kanteli, Gokhru
- Bengali
- ঠাকুরকাঁটা
- Telugu
- Brahmadandi
- Kannada
- ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಂಡಿ Brahmadandi, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಂಡೆ Brahmadande, ಕಂಟಾಳ Kantaala
- Marathi
- Utkatar, Kate-chendu, काटेचेंडू
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Indian Globe Thistle belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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