Beggar'S-Buttons vs Dumb-Nettle

Arctium lappa compared with Galinsoga parviflora

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dumb-Nettle
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arctium	Galinsoga
Species	Arctium lappa	Galinsoga parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Dumb-Nettle share a common ancestor at the Family level: Asteraceae. (Daisy Family)

View Family: Asteraceae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dumb-Nettle
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).

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), 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.