Beggar'S-Buttons vs Lady's Slipper

Arctium lappa compared with Calceolaria fothergillii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lady's Slipper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Calceolariaceae
Genus	Arctium	Calceolaria
Species	Arctium lappa	Calceolaria fothergillii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Lady's Slipper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Lady's Slipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lady's Slipper
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).

Lady's Slipper

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.