Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Ghost Chanterelle

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Cantharellus phasmatis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Ghost Chanterelle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Hydnaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Cantharellus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Cantharellus phasmatis

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Ghost Chanterelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Ghost Chanterelle
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.

Ghost Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.