Beggar'S-Buttons vs Water yam

Arctium lappa compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Arctium	Dioscorea
Species	Arctium lappa	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Water yam
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 yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States