Beggar'S-Buttons vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Arctium lappa compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Colchicaceae
Genus	Arctium	Colchicum
Species	Arctium lappa	Colchicum leptanthum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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).

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

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.