Beggar'S-Buttons vs Welsh Pocket-moss

Arctium lappa compared with Fissidens celticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Welsh Pocket-moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Arctium	Fissidens
Species	Arctium lappa	Fissidens celticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Welsh Pocket-moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Welsh Pocket-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Welsh Pocket-moss
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).

Welsh Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway