Beggar'S-Buttons vs Cheeseweed

Arctium lappa compared with Malva multiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cheeseweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Malvaceae
Genus	Arctium	Malva
Species	Arctium lappa	Malva multiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Cheeseweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cheeseweed
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).

Cheeseweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, South Africa, 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.

Cheeseweed

The Cheeseweed (Malva multiflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States