grande bardane vs Border Prickly-pear

Arctium lappa compared with Opuntia atrispina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	grande bardane	Border Prickly-pear
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cactaceae
Genus	Arctium	Opuntia
Species	Arctium lappa	Opuntia atrispina

Evolutionary Relationship

grande bardane and Border Prickly-pear share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

grande bardane

LC — Least Concern

Border Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	grande bardane	Border Prickly-pear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

grande bardane

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).

Border Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

grande bardane

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.

Border Prickly-pear

The Border Prickly-pear (Opuntia atrispina) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.