Banded Amanita vs iron-grass

Amanita battarrae compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Banded Amanita is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	iron-grass
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Spermacoce
Species	Amanita battarrae	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

Banded Amanita

The Banded Amanita (Amanita battarrae) 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.