Globe Thistle vs golden draba

Echinops exaltatus compared with Draba aurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	golden draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Echinops	Draba
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Draba aurea

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

golden draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	golden draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

golden draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway