Beggar'S-Buttons vs Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Arctium lappa compared with Nymphoides cordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Arctium	Nymphoides
Species	Arctium lappa	Nymphoides cordata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Eight-Angled Floatingheart share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asterales. (Daisies & Sunflowers)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Eight-Angled Floatingheart
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).

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States