Beggar'S-Buttons vs Brown Plum

Arctium lappa compared with Erythroxylum ellipticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Brown Plum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erythroxylaceae
Genus	Arctium	Erythroxylum
Species	Arctium lappa	Erythroxylum ellipticum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Brown Plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Brown Plum
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).

Brown Plum

Habitat

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

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.

Brown Plum

The Brown Plum (Erythroxylum ellipticum) is a species in the genus Erythroxylum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.