Beggar'S-Buttons vs Dwarf Bell

Arctium lappa compared with Galerina pumila

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Dwarf Bell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dwarf Bell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Arctium	Galerina
Species	Arctium lappa	Galerina pumila

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Bell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Dwarf Bell
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).

Dwarf Bell

Habitat

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

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.