Beggar'S-Buttons vs Swamp Beacon

Arctium lappa compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Swamp Beacon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Arctium	Mitrula
Species	Arctium lappa	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Swamp Beacon
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).

Swamp Beacon

Habitat

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

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.