Synonyms: Echinops altaicus (homotypic); Echinops cirsiifolius; Echinops erevanensis; Echinops giganteus (heterotypic); Echinops horridus (heterotypic); Echinops major; Echinops maximus; Echinops multiflorus; Echinops paniculatus; Echinops ritro (heterotypic); Echinops rochelianus cirsiifolius; Echinops sphaerocephalus f. albidus; Echinops sphaerocephalus f. microcephalus; Echinops strigosus (heterotypic); Echinops tauricus (heterotypic); Echinops villosus (homotypic); Sphaerocephalus multiflorus