Beggar'S-Buttons vs flat periwinkle

Arctium lappa compared with Littorina fabalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	flat periwinkle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Littorinidae
Genus	Arctium	Littorina
Species	Arctium lappa	Littorina fabalis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

flat periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	flat periwinkle
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).

flat periwinkle

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.