Beggar'S-Buttons vs Juniper Disco

Arctium lappa compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Arctium	Pithya
Species	Arctium lappa	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Juniper Disco
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).

Juniper Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.