Beggar'S-Buttons vs Monkey Apple

Arctium lappa compared with Annona glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Monkey Apple
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Asterales (국화목)	Magnoliales (목련목)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Annonaceae
Genus	Arctium	Annona
Species	Arctium lappa	Annona glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Monkey Apple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (목련강)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Monkey Apple
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).

Monkey Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan