Beggar'S-Buttons vs Blackthorn Rust

Arctium lappa compared with Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Blackthorn Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blackthorn Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Arctium	Tranzschelia
Species	Arctium lappa	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blackthorn Rust
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 Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

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 Rust

The Blackthorn Rust (Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae) is a species in the genus Tranzschelia. Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan