Beggar'S-Buttons vs Pine Jelly Spot

Arctium lappa compared with Dacrymyces ovisporus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Pine Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Pine Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Arctium	Dacrymyces
Species	Arctium lappa	Dacrymyces ovisporus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Pine Jelly Spot
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).

Pine Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden