Beggar'S-Buttons vs Butterweed

Arctium lappa compared with Erigeron canadensis

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Butterweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Butterweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arctium	Erigeron
Species	Arctium lappa	Erigeron canadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Butterweed share a common ancestor at the Family level: Asteraceae. (Daisy Family)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Butterweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Butterweed
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).

Butterweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Butterweed

The Butterweed (Erigeron canadensis) is a species in the genus Erigeron. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States