Beggar'S-Buttons vs Heath Puffball

Arctium lappa compared with Lycoperdon ericaeum

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Heath Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Heath Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Arctium	Lycoperdon
Species	Arctium lappa	Lycoperdon ericaeum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Heath Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Heath Puffball
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).

Heath Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.