Globe Thistle vs Stinking willie

Echinops ritro compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tenrecidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Echinops	Jacobaea
Species	Echinops ritro	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States