cardo-bento vs cardo-amarelo

Centaurea benedicta compared with Centaurea melitensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cardo-bento	cardo-amarelo
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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	Centaurea	Centaurea
Species	Centaurea benedicta	Centaurea melitensis

Evolutionary Relationship

cardo-bento and cardo-amarelo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Centaurea.

Conservation Status

cardo-bento

NE — Not Evaluated

cardo-amarelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cardo-bento	cardo-amarelo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

cardo-bento

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

cardo-amarelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 countries).

cardo-bento

The Blessed thistle (Centaurea benedicta) is a species in the genus Centaurea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 12 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States