Barn vetch vs Globe Thistle

Vicia monantha compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn vetch	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Fabaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Vicia	Echinops
Species	Vicia monantha	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Barn vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn vetch	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barn vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (6 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.

Barn vetch

The Barn vetch (Vicia monantha) is a species in the genus Vicia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.