Globe Thistle vs narrow alkaligrass

Echinops ritro compared with Puccinellia angustata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	narrow alkaligrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tenrecidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Echinops	Puccinellia
Species	Echinops ritro	Puccinellia angustata

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

narrow alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	narrow alkaligrass
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.

narrow alkaligrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.