Bearded Fieldcap vs black-calabash

Agrocybe molesta compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Bearded Fieldcap is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Fieldcap	black-calabash
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Strophariaceae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Agrocybe	Amphitecna
Species	Agrocybe molesta	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Bearded Fieldcap

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Fieldcap	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Bearded Fieldcap

The Bearded Fieldcap (Agrocybe molesta) is a species in the genus Agrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.