Beggar'S-Buttons vs Spiny Baskettail

Arctium lappa compared with Epitheca spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Spiny Baskettail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Corduliidae
Genus	Arctium	Epitheca
Species	Arctium lappa	Epitheca spinigera

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Spiny Baskettail
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).

Spiny Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.