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  7. Globe Thistle
  8. Blue Globe-thistle

species 3,870 observations

Blue Globe-thistle

Echinops bannaticus

Status
introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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18 native animals
supported in the US
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Leafcurl Plum Aphid, Two-striped Grasshopper, Plum-thistle Aphid 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 15

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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