Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus is a species in the Echinops genus. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Asteraceae subfamily Carduoideae, tribe Cynareae, . This species is found in Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yemen.