Arrowroot vs Globe Thistle

Maranta arundinacea compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowroot	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Marantaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Maranta	Echinops
Species	Maranta arundinacea	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Arrowroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea, is a species. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States