cirse des champs vs Melancholy Thistle

Cirsium arvense compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cirse des champs	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Cirsium	Cirsium
Species	Cirsium arvense	Cirsium heterophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

cirse des champs and Melancholy Thistle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cirsium.

Conservation Status

cirse des champs

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cirse des champs	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cirse des champs

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

cirse des champs

The Boar Thistle (Cirsium arvense) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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