Beggar'S-Buttons vs Mountain Hemlock

Arctium lappa compared with Tsuga mertensiana

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Mountain Hemlock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mountain Hemlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Arctium	Tsuga
Species	Arctium lappa	Tsuga mertensiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Hemlock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mountain Hemlock
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).

Mountain Hemlock

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden