Beggar'S-Buttons vs Sun Palm

Arctium lappa compared with Dioon holmgrenii

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Sun Palm is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sun Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Zamiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Dioon
Species	Arctium lappa	Dioon holmgrenii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Sun Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Sun Palm

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sun Palm
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).

Sun Palm

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.