Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs False Death-Cap

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Amanita citrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	False Death-Cap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aegilops	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	False Death-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.