Beggar'S-Buttons vs Crown Rust

Arctium lappa compared with Puccinia coronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Crown 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 coronata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Crown Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Crown 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).

Crown Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States