Globe Thistle vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Echinops ritro compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Echinops	Colchicum
Species	Echinops ritro	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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