Beggar'S-Buttons vs fork-leaf cycas

Arctium lappa compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	fork-leaf cycas
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 micholitzii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	fork-leaf cycas
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).

fork-leaf cycas

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.