Blue Globe Thistle vs rough bindweed

Echinops bannaticus compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

• Blue Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Globe Thistle	rough bindweed
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 aspera

Conservation Status

Blue Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Globe Thistle	rough bindweed
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).

rough bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue Globe Thistle

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium