Beggar'S-Buttons vs sweet hakea

Arctium lappa compared with Hakea drupacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	sweet hakea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Proteaceae
Genus	Arctium	Hakea
Species	Arctium lappa	Hakea drupacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and sweet hakea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

sweet hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	sweet hakea
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).

sweet hakea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across New Zealand and South Africa.

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.