Beggar'S-Buttons vs Red Beard Lichen

Arctium lappa compared with Usnea rubicunda

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Red Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Red Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)
Class	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Lecanoromycetes (لقنورانية)
Order	Asterales (نجميات)	Lecanorales (لقنوريات)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Arctium	Usnea
Species	Arctium lappa	Usnea rubicunda

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Red Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Red Beard Lichen
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).

Red Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States