Beggar'S-Buttons vs Purple Laccaria

Arctium lappa compared with Laccaria ochropurpurea

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Purple Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Purple Laccaria
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Laccaria
Species	Arctium lappa	Laccaria ochropurpurea

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Purple Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Purple Laccaria
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).

Purple Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.