Beggar'S-Buttons vs Tape grass

Arctium lappa compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Tape grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Arctium	Vallisneria
Species	Arctium lappa	Vallisneria spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Tape grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Tape grass
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).

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States