Globe Thistle vs spring squill

Echinops ritro compared with Scilla verna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	spring squill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Echinops	Scilla
Species	Echinops ritro	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	spring squill
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.

spring squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.