Beggar'S-Buttons vs Syrian Bluet

Arctium lappa compared with Coenagrion syriacum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Syrian Bluet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Syrian Bluet
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)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Arctium	Coenagrion
Species	Arctium lappa	Coenagrion syriacum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Syrian Bluet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Syrian Bluet
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).

Syrian Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.