Beggar'S-Buttons vs Board Lichen

Arctium lappa compared with Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Board Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Trapeliaceae
Genus	Arctium	Trapeliopsis
Species	Arctium lappa	Trapeliopsis flexuosa

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Board Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Board Lichen
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).

Board Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Board Lichen

The Board Lichen (Trapeliopsis flexuosa) is a species in the genus Trapeliopsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.