Globe Thistle vs Grannyvine

Echinops ritro compared with Ipomoea tricolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Grannyvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Echinops	Ipomoea
Species	Echinops ritro	Ipomoea tricolor

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Grannyvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Grannyvine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Grannyvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).