Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Stinging Tree

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Rosales (ورديات)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Urticaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Dendrocnide
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Stinging Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is a species in the genus Agaricus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.