Beggar'S-Buttons vs Goose Barnacle

Arctium lappa compared with Lepas anserifera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Goose Barnacle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pedunculata (Pedunculata)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lepadidae
Genus	Arctium	Lepas
Species	Arctium lappa	Lepas anserifera

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Goose Barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Goose Barnacle
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).

Goose Barnacle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan