Boxthorn vs Globe Thistle

Lycium shawii compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• Boxthorn is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Solanaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Lycium	Echinops
Species	Lycium shawii	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boxthorn	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

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

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium shawii) is a species in the genus Lycium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.