Beggar'S-Buttons vs Blowball

Arctium lappa compared with Taraxacum officinale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blowball
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arctium	Taraxacum
Species	Arctium lappa	Taraxacum officinale

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Blowball share a common ancestor at the Family level: Asteraceae. (Daisy Family)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Blowball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blowball
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).

Blowball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (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.

Blowball

The Blowball (Taraxacum officinale) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its geographic range includes Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (5 countries)..

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States