Blue Globe Thistle vs Mountain yam

Echinops bannaticus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Blue Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Globe Thistle	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Echinops	Dioscorea
Species	Echinops bannaticus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Blue Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Globe Thistle	Mountain yam
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).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

Blue Globe Thistle

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