Globe Thistle vs scratch grass

Echinops ritro compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	scratch grass
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Echinops ritro	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.