Beggar'S-Buttons vs Water-snowflake

Arctium lappa compared with Nymphoides indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Water-snowflake
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Arctium	Nymphoides
Species	Arctium lappa	Nymphoides indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Water-snowflake share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asterales. (Daisies & Sunflowers)

View Order: Asterales

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Water-snowflake
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).

Water-snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, 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.