Blood root vs Globe Thistle

Justicia secunda compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blood root	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Acanthaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Justicia	Echinops
Species	Justicia secunda	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Blood root

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blood root	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blood root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Blood root

The Blood root (Justicia secunda) is a species in the genus Justicia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.