Ferny Azolla vs Globe Thistle

Azolla pinnata compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Ferny Azolla is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ferny Azolla	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Salviniaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Azolla	Echinops
Species	Azolla pinnata	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ferny Azolla	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States