Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Red Edge Bonnet

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Mycena rubromarginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Red Edge Bonnet
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)	Mycenaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Mycena
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Mycena rubromarginata

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Red Edge Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Red Edge Bonnet
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.

Red Edge Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.