Beggar'S-Buttons vs Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

Arctium lappa compared with Cladonia decorticata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Lecanoromycetes (チャシブゴケ菌綱)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Lecanorales (チャシブゴケ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Cladonia
Species	Arctium lappa	Cladonia decorticata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen
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).

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Branching Pixie Pebblehorn Lichen

The Branching pixie pebblehorn lichen (Cladonia decorticata) is a species in the genus Cladonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.