Beggar'S-Buttons vs Short-styled Treacle Mustard

Arctium lappa compared with Erysimum brevistylum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Short-styled Treacle Mustard is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Short-styled Treacle Mustard
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Arctium	Erysimum
Species	Arctium lappa	Erysimum brevistylum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Short-styled Treacle Mustard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Short-styled Treacle Mustard

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Short-styled Treacle Mustard
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).

Short-styled Treacle Mustard

Habitat

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

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.