floating crystalwort vs Globe Thistle

Riccia fluitans compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ricciaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Riccia	Echinops
Species	Riccia fluitans	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States