beach alectryon vs Gassy Webcap

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Cortinarius traganus

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Gassy Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Gassy Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cortinarius
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Cortinarius traganus

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Gassy Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Gassy Webcap
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.

Gassy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.