Globe Thistle vs pliant lettuce

Echinops exaltatus compared with Lactuca viminea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	pliant lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	pliant lettuce
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).

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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