Beggar'S-Buttons vs Trunk Funnel

Arctium lappa compared with Clitocybe truncicola

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Trunk Funnel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Trunk Funnel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Arctium	Clitocybe
Species	Arctium lappa	Clitocybe truncicola

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Trunk Funnel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Trunk Funnel
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).

Trunk Funnel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.