Beggar'S-Buttons vs Fern Palm

Arctium lappa compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Arctium	Cycas
Species	Arctium lappa	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fern Palm
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).

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States