Beggar'S-Buttons vs Broadleaf Pondweed

Arctium lappa compared with Stuckenia pectinata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Broadleaf Pondweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Arctium	Stuckenia
Species	Arctium lappa	Stuckenia pectinata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Broadleaf Pondweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

View Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Broadleaf Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Broadleaf Pondweed
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).

Broadleaf Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Broadleaf Pondweed

The Broadleaf Pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata) is a species in the genus Stuckenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.