Ascending Cotoneaster vs Blushing Wood Mushroom

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Agaricus sylvaticus

Key Differences

• Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	Blushing Wood Mushroom
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)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Cotoneaster	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Agaricus sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Cotoneaster	Blushing Wood Mushroom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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).

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden