Beggar'S-Buttons vs Eastern Stork's-bill

Arctium lappa compared with Erodium crinitum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Eastern Stork's-bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Eastern Stork's-bill
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Geraniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Erodium
Species	Arctium lappa	Erodium crinitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Eastern Stork's-bill share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Stork's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Eastern Stork's-bill
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 Stork's-bill

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom