Beggar'S-Buttons vs Fourspike heliotrope

Arctium lappa compared with Euploca procumbens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Euploca
Species	Arctium lappa	Euploca procumbens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fourspike heliotrope
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).

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States