Beggar'S-Buttons vs Golan Iris

Arctium lappa compared with Iris hermona

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Golan Iris is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Golan Iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Arctium	Iris
Species	Arctium lappa	Iris hermona

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Golan Iris

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Golan Iris
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).

Golan Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.