Beggar'S-Buttons vs Jelly Lichen

Arctium lappa compared with Enchylium tenax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Jelly Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Collemataceae
Genus	Arctium	Enchylium
Species	Arctium lappa	Enchylium tenax

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Jelly 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).

Jelly Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.