Beggar'S-Buttons vs Bird Cherry Dotty

Arctium lappa compared with Polystigma fulvum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Bird Cherry Dotty
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Arctium	Polystigma
Species	Arctium lappa	Polystigma fulvum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Bird Cherry Dotty

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Bird Cherry Dotty
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).

Bird Cherry Dotty

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Bird Cherry Dotty

The Bird Cherry Dotty (Polystigma fulvum) is a species in the genus Polystigma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.