Beggar'S-Buttons vs Big-Bellied Webcap

Arctium lappa compared with Cortinarius largus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Big-Bellied Webcap
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Cortinariaceae
Genus Arctium Cortinarius
Species Arctium lappa Cortinarius largus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Big-Bellied Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Big-Bellied Webcap
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).

Big-Bellied Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Big-Bellied Webcap

The Big-Bellied Webcap (Cortinarius largus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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