Beggar'S-Buttons vs Pink Discus

Arctium lappa compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Stereaceae
Genus	Arctium	Aleurodiscus
Species	Arctium lappa	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Pink Discus
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).

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan