Beggar'S-Buttons vs Vine Maple

Arctium lappa compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Vine Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (астроцветные)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Arctium	Acer
Species	Arctium lappa	Acer circinatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beggar'S-Buttons and Vine Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Vine Maple
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).

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden