alpine groundsel vs Globe Thistle

Packera pauciflora compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine groundsel	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	Packera	Echinops
Species	Packera pauciflora	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

alpine groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine groundsel	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

alpine groundsel

The Alpine groundsel (Packera pauciflora) is a species in the genus Packera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway