Beggar'S-Buttons vs Fungi

Arctium lappa compared with Xylomyces rhizophorae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fungi
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Jahnulales (Jahnulales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Aliquandostipitaceae
Genus	Arctium	Xylomyces
Species	Arctium lappa	Xylomyces rhizophorae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Fungi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Fungi
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).

Fungi

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States