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Echinophora
Sign in to saveEchinophora is a genus of plants belonging to the parsley family, Apiaceae. The thistle-like spininess of the plants is reflected in the genus name, composed of the Greek prefix echino- meaning "spiny" (from ἐχῖνος echīnos "hedgehog") and the suffix -phora meaning "carrier", giving the meaning "spine-bearer".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Merulinidae
- Collections
- CM, VT, BRIT, MO, MNHN
- Recorded in
- France, Austria, Greece, Italy
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- Parent taxon
- Echinophoreae
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- Echinophora spinosa (Bauer).jpg
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Echinophora is a genus of plants belonging to the parsley family, Apiaceae. The thistle-like spininess of the plants is reflected in the genus name, composed of the Greek prefix echino- meaning "spiny" (from ἐχῖνος echīnos "hedgehog") and the suffix -phora meaning "carrier", giving the meaning "spine-bearer".
==Species== The genus comprises 11 accepted species
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