Globe Thistle vs harp dandelion

Echinops ritro compared with Taraxacum phymatocarpum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	harp dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tenrecidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Echinops	Taraxacum
Species	Echinops ritro	Taraxacum phymatocarpum

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

harp dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	harp dandelion
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.

harp dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.