Bark Mycena vs Blue star

Mycena corticola compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Bark Mycena is Not Evaluated while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Mycena	Blue star
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Mycenaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Mycena	Amsonia
Species	Mycena corticola	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Bark Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Mycena	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Blue star

Habitat

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

Bark Mycena

The Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola) is a species in the genus Mycena. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.