Beggar'S-Buttons vs Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

Arctium lappa compared with Galium obtusum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Galium
Species	Arctium lappa	Galium obtusum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw
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).

Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw

The Blunt-Leaved Bedstraw (Galium obtusum) is a species in the genus Galium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States