Balkan Yam vs Globe Thistle

Dioscorea balcanica compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Balkan Yam is Near Threatened while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Yam	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Echinops
Species	Dioscorea balcanica	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Balkan Yam

NT — Near Threatened

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Yam	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Yam

Habitat

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

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Balkan Yam

The Balkan Yam (Dioscorea balcanica) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.