Beggar'S-Buttons vs Blackthorn Dotty

Arctium lappa compared with Polystigma rubrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blackthorn 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 rubrum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Dotty

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blackthorn 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).

Blackthorn 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.

Blackthorn Dotty

The Blackthorn Dotty (Polystigma rubrum) is a species in the genus Polystigma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.