Beggar'S-Buttons vs four-leaved mare's-tail

Arctium lappa compared with Hippuris tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while four-leaved mare's-tail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	four-leaved mare's-tail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Arctium	Hippuris
Species	Arctium lappa	Hippuris tetraphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and four-leaved mare's-tail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

four-leaved mare's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	four-leaved mare's-tail
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).

four-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden