Globe Thistle vs greater broomrape

Echinops ritro compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Echinops	Orobanche
Species	Echinops ritro	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.