Polyphyllous Globe Thistle vs Septicweed

Echinops foliosus compared with Senna occidentalis

Key Differences

• Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable while Septicweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	Septicweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tenrecidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Echinops	Senna
Species	Echinops foliosus	Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	Septicweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).