bardana vs Lesser Featherwort

Arctium lappa compared with Plagiochila porelloides

Key Differences

• bardana is Least Concern while Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bardana	Lesser Featherwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Arctium	Plagiochila
Species	Arctium lappa	Plagiochila porelloides

Evolutionary Relationship

bardana and Lesser Featherwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (planta)

Conservation Status

bardana

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bardana	Lesser Featherwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bardana

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).

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

bardana

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States