Beggar'S-Buttons vs Carelessweed

Arctium lappa compared with Amaranthus spinosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Carelessweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Arctium	Amaranthus
Species	Arctium lappa	Amaranthus spinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Carelessweed
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).

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 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.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.