Canada Tick-Clover vs Globe Thistle

Desmodium canadense compared with Echinops ritro

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Tick-Clover	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	Desmodium	Echinops
Species	Desmodium canadense	Echinops ritro

Conservation Status

Canada Tick-Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Tick-Clover	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Tick-Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Canada Tick-Clover

The Canada Tick-Clover (Desmodium canadense) is a species in the genus Desmodium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.