Beggar'S-Buttons vs Lesser Gray Legs

Arctium lappa compared with Physcia pumilior

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Lesser Gray Legs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lesser Gray Legs
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Physciaceae
Genus	Arctium	Physcia
Species	Arctium lappa	Physcia pumilior

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Gray Legs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lesser Gray Legs
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).

Lesser Gray Legs

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.