Ascending Grapefern vs Beggar'S-Buttons

Botrychium ascendens compared with Arctium lappa

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Beggar'S-Buttons
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Botrychium	Arctium
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Arctium lappa

Evolutionary Relationship

Ascending Grapefern and Beggar'S-Buttons share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Beggar'S-Buttons
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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).

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States