Blue Globe Thistle vs Chinaroot

Echinops bannaticus compared with Smilax china

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Globe Thistle	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Echinops	Smilax
Species	Echinops bannaticus	Smilax china

Conservation Status

Blue Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Globe Thistle	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Blue Globe Thistle

The Blue Globe Thistle (Echinops bannaticus) is a species in the genus Echinops. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.