bastard toadflax vs Globe Thistle

Thesium humifusum compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Thesiaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Thesium	Echinops
Species	Thesium humifusum	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium