Beggar'S-Buttons vs Great Pignut Rust

Arctium lappa compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Pucciniales (Pas)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arctium	Puccinia
Species	Arctium lappa	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Great Pignut Rust
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).

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden