Ascending Grapefern vs Caesar's Amanita

Botrychium ascendens compared with Amanita caesarea

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Botrychium	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Amanita caesarea

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Caesar's Amanita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Caesar's Amanita

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States