Beggar'S-Buttons vs Plum Mildew

Arctium lappa compared with Podosphaera tridactyla

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Plum Mildew is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Plum Mildew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Erysiphaceae
Genus	Arctium	Podosphaera
Species	Arctium lappa	Podosphaera tridactyla

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Plum Mildew

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Plum Mildew
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).

Plum Mildew

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan