Blue Globe Thistle vs high arctic dandelion

Echinops bannaticus compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Globe Thistle	high arctic dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tenrecidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Echinops	Taraxacum
Species	Echinops bannaticus	Taraxacum hyparcticum

Conservation Status

Blue Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Globe Thistle	high arctic dandelion
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).

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Blue Globe Thistle

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