Beggar'S-Buttons vs Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Arctium lappa compared with Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Cladonia
Species	Arctium lappa	Cladonia cryptochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen
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).

Hidden Mealy Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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.