Beggar'S-Buttons vs Ringed Conecap

Arctium lappa compared with Conocybe arrhenii

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Ringed Conecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ringed Conecap
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)	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Conocybe
Species	Arctium lappa	Conocybe arrhenii

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Ringed Conecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Ringed Conecap
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).

Ringed Conecap

Habitat

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

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.