Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Echinops ritro

Echinops ritro

Popular names

Spanish: Cardo yesquero

English: Globe thistle

Dutch: Kogeldistel

Portuguese: erva-yesqueira

French: Boule azurée

German: Kugeldistel

Identification: Sure
Camino: Camino Catalán: Montserrat-Fuentes de Ebro
Found between: Gallur - Magallon
Province: Zaragoza
Plant size: 2-6 dm
Flower size: Capitulos 25-45 mm
Flowering months: 7-10
Ecology: Waste ground, dry grassland

Distribution map