Beggar'S-Buttons vs Foxtail Smut

Arctium lappa compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Arctium	Urocystis
Species	Arctium lappa	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Foxtail Smut
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).

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.