Autumn Crocus vs Globe Thistle

Colchicum autumnale compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

Autumn Crocus is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Crocus	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Colchicaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Colchicum	Echinops
Species	Colchicum autumnale	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Autumn Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Crocus	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Crocus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Autumn Crocus

The Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is a species in the genus Colchicum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.