Beggar'S-Buttons vs Wayside Pepperwort

Arctium lappa compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Wayside Pepperwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Wayside Pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Brassicaceae
Genus	Arctium	Lepidium
Species	Arctium lappa	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Wayside Pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Wayside Pepperwort
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).

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

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.