Beggar'S-Buttons vs Smooth Rock Tripe

Arctium lappa compared with Umbilicaria mammulata

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Smooth Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Smooth Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Arctium	Umbilicaria
Species	Arctium lappa	Umbilicaria mammulata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Smooth Rock Tripe
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).

Smooth Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.