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Echinops niveus

Echinops niveus
Photo: Anna, CC BY 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Pakistan to Nepal, C. Myanmar
Climate
temperate

About

Echinops niveus is a species in the genus Echinops or globe thistles. It is native to the Indian subcontinent, in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal.

Nivetin is a neoflavonoid isolated from E. niveus.

Other Echinops plants

Globe Thistle · Blue Globe Thistle · Echinops chantavicus · Indian Globe Thistle · Tall globethistle · Echinops giganteus · Echinops polyceras · Southern globethistle · Southern Globe Thistle · Sahyadri Globe Thistle · Purple Globe Thistle · Great globethistle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Echinops niveus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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