Beggar'S-Buttons vs Senegal prickly-ash

Arctium lappa compared with Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Senegal prickly-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rutaceae
Genus	Arctium	Zanthoxylum
Species	Arctium lappa	Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Senegal prickly-ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Senegal prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Senegal prickly-ash
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).

Senegal prickly-ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.