Beggar'S-Buttons vs Wall iris

Arctium lappa compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Wall iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Arctium	Iris
Species	Arctium lappa	Iris tectorum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Wall iris
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).

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States