Beggar'S-Buttons vs Silky Parchment

Arctium lappa compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Stereaceae
Genus	Arctium	Stereum
Species	Arctium lappa	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Silky Parchment
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).

Silky Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.

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.