Beggar'S-Buttons vs Painted Suillus

Arctium lappa compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Suillaceae
Genus	Arctium	Suillus
Species	Arctium lappa	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Painted Suillus
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).

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States