Beggar'S-Buttons vs King Pin

Arctium lappa compared with Chaenothecopsis debilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	King Pin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Arctium	Chaenothecopsis
Species	Arctium lappa	Chaenothecopsis debilis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	King Pin
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).

King Pin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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.