Globe Thistle vs Toothwort

Echinops exaltatus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Toothwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Echinops	Lathraea
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Toothwort
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).

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden