bardana vs Cowbane Rust

Arctium lappa compared with Puccinia cicutae

Key Differences

• bardana is Least Concern while Cowbane Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bardana	Cowbane Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Puccinia
Species	Arctium lappa	Puccinia cicutae

Conservation Status

bardana

LC — Least Concern

Cowbane Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bardana	Cowbane Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bardana

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

bardana

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.