Althea vs Globe Thistle

Hibiscus syriacus compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Althea	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Malvaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Hibiscus	Echinops
Species	Hibiscus syriacus	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Althea

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Althea	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Althea

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Althea

The Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a species in the genus Hibiscus. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.