Drüsenlose Kugeldistel vs Nordamerikanische Seide

Echinops exaltatus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drüsenlose Kugeldistel	Nordamerikanische Seide
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Tenrekartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Tenrecidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Echinops	Cuscuta
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Drüsenlose Kugeldistel

NE — Not Evaluated

Nordamerikanische Seide

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drüsenlose Kugeldistel	Nordamerikanische Seide
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drüsenlose Kugeldistel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Nordamerikanische Seide

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).