Polyphyllous Globe Thistle vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Echinops foliosus compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Echinops	Hypericum
Species	Echinops foliosus	Hypericum humifusum

Conservation Status

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	Trailing St. Johnswort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).