Black Thistle vs Centaury

Cirsium vulgare compared with Cirsium eliasianum

Key Differences

  • Black Thistle is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Thistle Centaury
Kingdom same Plantae (พืช) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน) Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)
Family same Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same Cirsium Cirsium
Species Cirsium vulgare Cirsium eliasianum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Thistle and Centaury share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cirsium.

Conservation Status

Black Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Thistle Centaury
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Thistle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Israel, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (7 countries).

Centaury

Habitat

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

Black Thistle

The Black Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic an, found across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, and more.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia