Dixie ticktrefoil vs Globe Thistle

Desmodium tortuosum compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Dixie ticktrefoil is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dixie ticktrefoil	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 tortuosum	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dixie ticktrefoil	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States