Beggar'S-Buttons vs Murray Plum

Arctium lappa compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Murray Plum
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Rosales (バラ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Arctium	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Arctium lappa	Prunus murrayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Murray Plum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Murray Plum
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).

Murray Plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.