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Echinops sahyadricus
Echinops sahyadricus, the Sahyadri globe thistle, is a species of flowering plant. It is a medium sized forb belong to the tribe Cardueae in the family Asteraceae. E. sahyadricus was discovered by a Mumbai University student at the Rajgad Fort, and it was formally described in 2020.
Echinops sahyadricus is distributed in the northern Sahyadri Mountains from Nashik District, Pune District, and Satara District. The specific epithet sahyadricus is named for the mountain range where it is endemic.
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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.
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