Allegheny Serviceberry vs Twisted Deceiver

Amelanchier arborea compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Laccaria
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Twisted Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

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

Allegheny Serviceberry

The Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea) is a species in the genus Amelanchier. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.