Globe Thistle vs yellow broomrape

Echinops ritro compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	yellow 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 lutea

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	yellow 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.

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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