Echinophora
# 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".

## Species

The genus comprises 11 accepted species

* 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.
