Bird's Eye vs Mountain Waxcap

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Alectryon	Hygrocybe
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.