Globe Thistle vs long yam

Echinops exaltatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Echinops	Dioscorea
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	long yam
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).

long yam

Habitat

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