Beggar'S-Buttons vs Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen

Arctium lappa compared with Punctelia bolliana

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Arctium	Punctelia
Species	Arctium lappa	Punctelia bolliana

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen
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).

Eastern Speckled Shield Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States