Beggar'S-Buttons vs Geranium Rust

Arctium lappa compared with Uromyces geranii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Geranium Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Uromyces
Species	Arctium lappa	Uromyces geranii

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Geranium Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Geranium Rust
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).

Geranium Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway