Beggar'S-Buttons vs Layered Cup

Arctium lappa compared with Peziza varia

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Layered Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Layered Cup
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)	Pezizaceae
Genus	Arctium	Peziza
Species	Arctium lappa	Peziza varia

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Layered Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Layered Cup
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).

Layered Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.