Beggar'S-Buttons vs ban shou

Arctium lappa compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while ban shou is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	ban shou
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Cycadales (ソテツ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cycadaceae
Genus	Arctium	Cycas
Species	Arctium lappa	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and ban shou share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (植物)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

ban shou

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	ban shou
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).

ban shou

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States