Beggar'S-Buttons vs Black Haw

Arctium lappa compared with Viburnum lentago

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Black Haw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Black Haw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Arctium	Viburnum
Species	Arctium lappa	Viburnum lentago

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Black Haw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Black Haw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Black Haw
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).

Black Haw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Black Haw

The Black Haw (Viburnum lentago) is a species in the genus Viburnum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States