Beggar'S-Buttons vs Copper Lecidea

Arctium lappa compared with Lecidea inops

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Copper Lecidea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lecideaceae
Genus	Arctium	Lecidea
Species	Arctium lappa	Lecidea inops

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Copper Lecidea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Copper Lecidea
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).

Copper Lecidea

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.