Beggar'S-Buttons vs Mast Disco

Arctium lappa compared with Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Mast Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mast Disco
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Helotiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Hymenoscyphus
Species	Arctium lappa	Hymenoscyphus fagineus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Mast Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mast Disco
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).

Mast Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway