Beggar'S-Buttons vs Blue Cycad

Arctium lappa compared with Encephalartos nubimontanus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Blue Cycad is Extinct in the Wild.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blue Cycad
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Encephalartos
Species	Arctium lappa	Encephalartos nubimontanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Blue Cycad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Blue Cycad

EW — Extinct in the Wild

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blue Cycad
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).

Blue Cycad

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.

Blue Cycad

The Blue Cycad (Encephalartos nubimontanus) is a species in the genus Encephalartos. It is currently classified as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List. As a member of the genus Encephalartos, it shares ecological traits with closely related species.