Globe Thistle vs slender broomrape

Echinops ritro compared with Orobanche gracilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	slender broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Echinops	Orobanche
Species	Echinops ritro	Orobanche gracilis

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

slender broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	slender broomrape
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.

slender broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.