Beggar'S-Buttons vs Corn speedwell

Arctium lappa compared with Veronica arvensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Corn speedwell
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Arctium	Veronica
Species	Arctium lappa	Veronica arvensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Corn speedwell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Corn speedwell
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).

Corn speedwell

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.