Beggar'S-Buttons vs Onion

Arctium lappa compared with Allium pseudoalbidum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Onion is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Asterales (キク目)	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Arctium	Allium
Species	Arctium lappa	Allium pseudoalbidum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (被子植物門)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Onion

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Onion
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).

Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.