Asteraceae FAMILY

Echinops tournefortii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Echinops tournefortii is a spiny, erect, herbaceous perennial plant with a stem that branches towards the top; it can grow 40 -100cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Research has shown that the plant has potential for use as an antioxidant[ 1204 Title Phenolic Contents and Antioxidant Properties of Echinops ritro L. and E. Tournefortii Jaup. Et. Spach Extract Publication Int. J. Sec. Metabolite, Vol. 3, Issue 2 (2016) pp. 74-81 Author Çiğdem Aydın; Gülten Taşdelen Özcan; Murat Turan; Ramazan Ma Website http:// http://www.ijate.net/index.php/ijsm Publisher Year 2016 ISBN 2148-6905 Description ]. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - eastern Turkey, Armenia, western Iran

HabitatIn the upper belt of the steppe zone; at elevations from 2,000 - 2,500 metres[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].