Beggar'S-Buttons vs Fringed Cup

Arctium lappa compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Encoelia
Species	Arctium lappa	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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.