Beggar'S-Buttons vs Star Dapperling

Arctium lappa compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Arctium	Lepiota
Species	Arctium lappa	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Star Dapperling
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).

Star Dapperling

Habitat

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

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.