elk thistle vs marsh thistle

Cirsium foliosum compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

• elk thistle is Not Evaluated while marsh thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elk thistle	marsh thistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Cirsium	Cirsium
Species	Cirsium foliosum	Cirsium palustre

Evolutionary Relationship

elk thistle and marsh thistle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cirsium.

Conservation Status

elk thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elk thistle	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elk thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

marsh thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway