Beggar'S-Buttons vs Flag Iris

Arctium lappa compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Flag Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Arctium	Iris
Species	Arctium lappa	Iris pseudacorus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Flag Iris
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).

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 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.