| Taxon | Echinops sphaerocephalus |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Family common name(s) | composite; composita; comp; aster; asterwort; asterworts; sunflower; daisy; dandelion |
| Genus common name(s) | globe-thistle; globe thistle; globethistle |
| Species common name(s) | great globe-thistle; great globe thistle; great globethistle; glandular globe-thistle; Chapman's honey-plant; Chapman's honey plant; Chapman honey-plant; Chapman honey plant |
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| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | common globe-thistle, common globe thistle are applied to multiple Asteraceae taxa; honey-plant, honey plant are applied to taxa in multiple families |
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| Notes | Chapman is a proper name, so upper case preferable; Chapmans is an error |
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