Beggar'S-Buttons vs Rancid Greyling

Arctium lappa compared with Tephrocybe rancida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Rancid Greyling
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)	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Arctium	Tephrocybe
Species	Arctium lappa	Tephrocybe rancida

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Rancid Greyling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Rancid Greyling
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).

Rancid Greyling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and 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.