Globe Thistle vs Lesser Star-thistle

Echinops ritro compared with Centaurea diluta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Lesser Star-thistle
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	Centaurea
Species	Echinops ritro	Centaurea diluta

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Lesser Star-thistle
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.

Lesser Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States