Beggar'S-Buttons vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Arctium lappa compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Prostrate Thorn Cladonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Cladonia
Species	Arctium lappa	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
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).

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.