Beggar'S-Buttons vs Sargasso Weed

Arctium lappa compared with Sargassum natans

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Sargasso Weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sargasso Weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sargassaceae
Genus	Arctium	Sargassum
Species	Arctium lappa	Sargassum natans

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Sargasso Weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sargasso Weed
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).

Sargasso Weed

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sao Tome and Principe.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway