Beggar'S-Buttons vs Holly Leaf Split

Arctium lappa compared with Lophodermium neesii

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Holly Leaf Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Holly Leaf Split
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Arctium	Lophodermium
Species	Arctium lappa	Lophodermium neesii

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Holly Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Holly Leaf Split
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).

Holly Leaf Split

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.