Beggar'S-Buttons vs Lesser Rocktripe

Arctium lappa compared with Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Lesser Rocktripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lesser Rocktripe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Arctium	Umbilicaria
Species	Arctium lappa	Umbilicaria muhlenbergii

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Rocktripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lesser Rocktripe
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 Rocktripe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States