Beggar'S-Buttons vs Few-Flowered Nutrush

Arctium lappa compared with Scleria pauciflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Few-Flowered Nutrush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Arctium	Scleria
Species	Arctium lappa	Scleria pauciflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Few-Flowered Nutrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Few-Flowered Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Few-Flowered Nutrush
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).

Few-Flowered Nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.