Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ivy Leaf Split

Arctium lappa compared with Lophodermium hedericola

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ivy 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 hedericola

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ivy 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).

Ivy 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.