Beggar'S-Buttons vs Grey Mould

Arctium lappa compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Botrytis
Species	Arctium lappa	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Grey Mould
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).

Grey Mould

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan