Beggar'S-Buttons vs Chicken Claws

Arctium lappa compared with Salicornia perennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Chicken Claws
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	Salicornia
Species	Arctium lappa	Salicornia perennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Chicken Claws

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Chicken Claws
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).

Chicken Claws

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

Chicken Claws

The Chicken Claws (Salicornia perennis) is a species in the genus Salicornia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.