Beggar'S-Buttons vs Buttonweed

Arctium lappa compared with Malva neglecta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Buttonweed
Kingdom same Plantae (نباتات) Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور) Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية) Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order Asterales (نجميات) Malvales (خبازيات)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Malvaceae
Genus Arctium Malva
Species Arctium lappa Malva neglecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Buttonweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (ماغنولانية)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Buttonweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S-Buttons

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Buttonweed

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Beggar'S-Buttons

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Buttonweed

The Buttonweed (Malva neglecta) is a species in the genus Malva. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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