Beggar'S-Buttons vs Matted Bryum

Arctium lappa compared with Bryum minii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Matted Bryum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bryaceae
Genus	Arctium	Bryum
Species	Arctium lappa	Bryum minii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Matted Bryum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Matted Bryum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Matted Bryum
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).

Matted Bryum

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.