Beggar'S-Buttons vs Cowbane Rust

Arctium lappa compared with Puccinia cicutae

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Cowbane Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cowbane Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Pucciniomycetes (녹균강)
Order	Asterales (국화목)	Pucciniales (녹병균)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Puccinia
Species	Arctium lappa	Puccinia cicutae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Cowbane Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cowbane Rust
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).

Cowbane Rust

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.