Beggar'S-Buttons vs Forest Climbing Bushwillow

Arctium lappa compared with Combretum edwardsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Forest Climbing Bushwillow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Combretaceae
Genus	Arctium	Combretum
Species	Arctium lappa	Combretum edwardsii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Forest Climbing Bushwillow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Forest Climbing Bushwillow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Forest Climbing Bushwillow
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).

Forest Climbing Bushwillow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.