Ashen Crust vs Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Peniophora lycii compared with Aegilops ventricosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashen Crust	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Peniophora	Aegilops
Species	Peniophora lycii	Aegilops ventricosa

Conservation Status

Ashen Crust

LC — Least Concern

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashen Crust	Belly-shaped Hard Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashen Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Ashen Crust

Ashen crust (Peniophora lycii) is a species in the genus Peniophora. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium