basin wild rye vs Globe Thistle

Leymus cinereus compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	basin wild rye	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Tenrecidae
Genus	Leymus	Echinops
Species	Leymus cinereus	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

basin wild rye

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	basin wild rye	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

basin wild rye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

basin wild rye

The Basin wild rye (Leymus cinereus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Its range includes Canada. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.