Black Bindweed vs Globe Thistle

Fallopia convolvulus compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Black Bindweed is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bindweed	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Polygonaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Fallopia	Echinops
Species	Fallopia convolvulus	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Black Bindweed

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bindweed	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bindweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Black Bindweed

The Black Bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) is a species in the genus Fallopia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States