Beggar'S-Buttons vs Potato Blight

Arctium lappa compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Chromista (크로미스타)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Oomycota (난균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Asterales (국화목)	Peronosporales (노균목)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Arctium	Phytophthora
Species	Arctium lappa	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Potato Blight
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).

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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.