Beggar'S Button vs bushman's-poison

Arctium minus compared with Acokanthera oppositifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S Button	bushman's-poison
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Arctium	Acokanthera
Species	Arctium minus	Acokanthera oppositifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S Button and bushman's-poison share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S Button

LC — Least Concern

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S Button	bushman's-poison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S Button

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Beggar'S Button

The Beggar'S Button (Arctium minus) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.