Glandular globe-thistle
Echinops sphaerocephalus
- Flowering period
- July–August
- Nectar
- sehr gut
- Pollen
- mittel
The Glandular Globe-thistle flowers in July and August with greyish white flower balls on stems taller than a person. It comes from south-eastern Europe and has become naturalised here on rubble sites and railway land. The balls open from the outside inwards and are besieged by bees for days. It is one of the best summer forage plants of all.
Sources (4)
- Echinops sphaerocephalus, Wikipedia
- Echinops sphaerocephalus, Euro+Med PlantBase über PESI
- Echinops sphaerocephalus, GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Filipiak, Walczyńska, Denisow, Petanidou, Ziółkowska (2022): Phenology and production of pollen, nectar and sugar in 1612 plant species from various environments