Echinops exaltatus Schrad.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Asteraceae

• Scientific Name

  Echinops exaltatus Schrad.

• Description

  Species Description - Is also casual with us. It is much like E. sphaerocephalus, but lacks the glandular hairs, and the invol bracts are glabrous on the back.