Beggar'S-Buttons vs Cushion Bracket

Arctium lappa compared with Phellinus pomaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cushion Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Arctium	Phellinus
Species	Arctium lappa	Phellinus pomaceus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cushion Bracket
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).

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden