Beggar'S-Buttons vs Sieva bean

Arctium lappa compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sieva bean
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)	Fabales (マメ目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Fabaceae
Genus	Arctium	Phaseolus
Species	Arctium lappa	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Sieva bean
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).

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States