Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ghost Bolete

Arctium lappa compared with Leccinum holopus

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Ghost Bolete is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ghost Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Boletaceae
Genus	Arctium	Leccinum
Species	Arctium lappa	Leccinum holopus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Bolete

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ghost Bolete
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).

Ghost Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.