bastard copperleaf vs Cracking Clitocybe

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Clitocybe rivulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Cracking Clitocybe
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Acalypha	Clitocybe
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Clitocybe rivulosa

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Cracking Clitocybe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

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

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.