Beggar'S-Buttons vs limestone fern

Arctium lappa compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	limestone fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Arctium	Gymnocarpium
Species	Arctium lappa	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	limestone fern
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).

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden