Ten Echinops species compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs of globular flower heads and foliage. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Original video contributions: CC BY-SA 4.0. Individual photographs retain the licences and credits listed in attribution; public-domain and CC0 photographs remain so. Photograph credits: 1. File:ECHINOPS RITRO - APIS - IB-544 (Panical blau).JPG; Isidre blanc; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AECHINOPS_RITRO_-_APIS_-_IB-544_%28Panical_blau%29.JPG; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 2. File:Echinops bannaticus - Boule azurée.jpg; JackyM59; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_bannaticus_-_Boule_azur%C3%A9e.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 3. File:Kugeldistel 20050705 565.jpg; Georg Slickers; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKugeldistel_20050705_565.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 4. File:Echinops exaltatus.jpg; McIntosh Natura; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_exaltatus.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 5. File:Echinops spinosissimus (KPFC) 04.jpg; KPFC; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_spinosissimus_%28KPFC%29_04.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 6. File:Echinops adenocaulos.jpg; Original uploader was Maxim Iorsh at en.wikipedia; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_adenocaulos.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 7. File:Echinops echinatus-3-jodhpur-India.JPG; Yercaud-elango; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_echinatus-3-jodhpur-India.JPG; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 8. File:Echinops setifer ja 01.jpg; Miya.m ( talk ); CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_setifer_ja_01.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 9. File:Echinops latifolius 89893520.jpg; Yurii Basov; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_latifolius_89893520.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence. 10. File:Echinops polyceras kz01.jpg; Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEchinops_polyceras_kz01.jpg; Whole-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph licensed under the stated source licence.