Polyphyllous Globe Thistle vs Yellow Dodder

Echinops foliosus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Polyphyllous Globe Thistle is Vulnerable while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Tenreksiler)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Tenrecidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Echinops	Cuscuta
Species	Echinops foliosus	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Polyphyllous Globe Thistle	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Polyphyllous Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

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).