Beggar'S-Buttons vs False Truffle

Arctium lappa compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	False Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Bộ Cúc)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Arctium	Elaphomyces
Species	Arctium lappa	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	False Truffle
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 Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.