Beggar'S-Buttons vs False Puffball

Arctium lappa compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Protozoa (โพรโทซัว)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Arctium	Reticularia
Species	Arctium lappa	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	False Puffball
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).

False Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States