Globe Thistle vs high arctic dandelion

Echinops ritro compared with Taraxacum hyparcticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	high arctic 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 hyparcticum

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

high arctic dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	high arctic 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.

high arctic dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.