butterfly-pea vs Globe Thistle

Centrosema virginianum compared with Echinops ritro

Key Differences

• butterfly-pea is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	butterfly-pea	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Fabaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Centrosema	Echinops
Species	Centrosema virginianum	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

butterfly-pea

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	butterfly-pea	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

butterfly-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

butterfly-pea

The Butterfly-pea (Centrosema virginianum) is a species in the genus Centrosema. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.