alpine pussytoes vs Purple Laccaria

Antennaria alpina compared with Laccaria ochropurpurea

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Purple Laccaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Purple Laccaria
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Laccaria
Species	Antennaria alpina	Laccaria ochropurpurea

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Purple Laccaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Purple Laccaria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Purple Laccaria

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.