Arctic daisy vs Slippery Jack

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Suillaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Suillus
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.