Globe Thistle vs southern elder

Echinops exaltatus compared with Sambucus australis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Echinops	Sambucus
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	southern elder
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).

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.