Globe Thistle vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Echinops ritro compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Echinops	Puccinia
Species	Echinops ritro	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Mountain Sorrel Rust
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.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.