Beggar'S-Buttons vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Arctium lappa compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

  • Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Urocystidaceae
Genus Arctium Urocystis
Species Arctium lappa Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons False Oat-Grass Smut
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).

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.

False Oat-Grass Smut

No description available.

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