Beggar'S-Buttons vs Orange Mycena

Arctium lappa compared with Mycena leaiana

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Orange Mycena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Orange Mycena
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Mycenaceae
Genus	Arctium	Mycena
Species	Arctium lappa	Mycena leaiana

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Orange Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Orange Mycena
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).

Orange Mycena

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and 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.