Beggar'S-Buttons vs Lacquered Bracket

Arctium lappa compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lacquered Bracket
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)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Arctium	Ganoderma
Species	Arctium lappa	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Lacquered Bracket
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).

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.