Globe Thistle vs Wavy Spiderhead

Echinops exaltatus compared with Serruria confragosa

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while Wavy Spiderhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Wavy Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Echinops	Serruria
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Serruria confragosa

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Wavy Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Wavy Spiderhead
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).

Wavy Spiderhead

Habitat

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