Autumn Snowflake vs

Acis autumnalis compared with Lentinus substrictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Autumn Snowflake
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family Amaryllidaceae Polyporaceae
Genus Acis Lentinus
Species Acis autumnalis Lentinus substrictus

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Autumn Snowflake
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Lentinus substrictus is a tough, leathery mushroom with a funnel-shaped to flat cap bearing decurrent gills, found on dead and decaying wood of tropical and subtropical trees. It causes white rot and contributes to wood decomposition in warm, humid forest ecosystems. This species is of interest for its ligninolytic enzyme production, which has applications in bioremediation research.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia