Beggar'S-Buttons vs Mountain Saffron

Arctium lappa compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Arctium	Solorina
Species	Arctium lappa	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Mountain Saffron
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).

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.