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PLANTS

Great globethistle

Echinops sphaerocephalus

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialjuillet to septembre
Great globethistle, photo 1 of 5
Great globethistle, In flower
Great globethistle, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in mountains. Flowers from July to September.

There are 11 observations of Great globethistle in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Outaouais4
  2. Montérégie3
  3. Montréal2
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  5. Capitale-Nationale1

Habitat

MountainEmmanuel Milou

Similar species

Tall globethistleEchinops exaltatus
Blue globe thistleEchinops bannaticus
Bull thistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping thistleCirsium arvense
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Cutleaf teaselDipsacus laciniatus
Spiny plumeless thistleCarduus acanthoides
Plains eryngoEryngium planum