Allegheny Hawkweed vs Globe Thistle

Hieracium paniculatum compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Hawkweed	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Hieracium	Echinops
Species	Hieracium paniculatum	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Allegheny Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Hawkweed	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Allegheny Hawkweed

The Allegheny Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.