Echinops ritro L. belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Echinops
Specific Epithet
ritro
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#310,499 of 335,497
Top 93%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
United States, Arizona, Coconino (Arboretum at Flagstaff)
Location Remarks
West of Flagstaff on Route 66, then 3.8 miles south on Woody Mountain Road
Collectors