alpine rose vs Globe Thistle

Rosa pendulina compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine rose	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Rosa (Roses)	Echinops
Species	Rosa pendulina	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

alpine rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine rose

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

alpine rose

The Alpine rose (Rosa pendulina) is a species in the genus Rosa. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.