beach alectryon vs Dune Waxcap

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Hygrocybe conicoides

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Dune Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hygrocybe
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Hygrocybe conicoides

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Dune Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Dune Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.