bastard copperleaf vs Mountain Waxcap

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Mountain Waxcap
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	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Acalypha	Hygrocybe
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Mountain Waxcap
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.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.