Globe Thistle vs Reticulate Thistle

Echinops exaltatus compared with Onopordum nervosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Reticulate Thistle
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	Onopordum
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Onopordum nervosum

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Reticulate Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Reticulate Thistle
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).

Reticulate Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom