Echinophora

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".^{[citation needed]}

Echinophora
Echinophora spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Echinophoreae
Genus:	Echinophora L.
Species
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Species

The genus comprises 11 accepted species^[1]

Name
Echinophora chrysantha Freyn & Sint.
Echinophora cinerea (Boiss.) Hedge & Lamond
Echinophora lamondiana Yildiz & Z.Bahcecioglu
Echinophora orientalis Hedge & Lamond
Echinophora platyloba DC.
Echinophora scabra Gilli
Echinophora sibthorpiana Guss.
Echinophora spinosa L.
Echinophora tenuifolia L.
Echinophora tournefortii Jaub. & Spach
Echinophora trichophylla Sm.