Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Winter Polypore

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Lentinus brumalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Winter Polypore
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Lentinus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Lentinus brumalis

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Winter Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Winter Polypore
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.

Winter Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, and 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.