Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Arctium lappa compared with Cypripedium plectrochilum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Ram's Head Lady Slipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Arctium	Cypripedium
Species	Arctium lappa	Cypripedium plectrochilum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Ram's Head Lady Slipper share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
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).

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.