Beggar'S-Buttons vs Box Rust

Arctium lappa compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Box Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Pucciniales (サビキン目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Puccinia
Species	Arctium lappa	Puccinia buxi

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Box Rust
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).

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway