Beggar'S-Buttons vs Honolulu Cyanea

Arctium lappa compared with Cyanea acuminata

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Honolulu Cyanea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Honolulu Cyanea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Arctium	Cyanea
Species	Arctium lappa	Cyanea acuminata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Honolulu Cyanea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Honolulu Cyanea
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).

Honolulu Cyanea

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.