Beggar'S-Buttons vs Elastic Saddle

Arctium lappa compared with Helvella elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Pezizomycetes (盘菌纲)
Order	Asterales (菊目)	Pezizales (盤菌目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Helvellaceae
Genus	Arctium	Helvella
Species	Arctium lappa	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Elastic Saddle
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).

Elastic Saddle

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.