Beggar'S-Buttons vs Warty Beard Lichen

Arctium lappa compared with Usnea ceratina

Key Differences

  • Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Warty Beard Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Warty Beard Lichen
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Parmeliaceae
Genus Arctium Usnea
Species Arctium lappa Usnea ceratina

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Warty Beard Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Warty Beard Lichen
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).

Warty Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Warty Beard Lichen

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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