Bitter Poisonpie vs black-calabash

Hebeloma sinapizans compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Poisonpie black-calabash
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Hymenogastraceae Bignoniaceae
Genus Hebeloma Amphitecna
Species Hebeloma sinapizans Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Bitter Poisonpie

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Poisonpie black-calabash
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Poisonpie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Bitter Poisonpie

The Bitter Poisonpie (Hebeloma sinapizans) is a species in the genus Hebeloma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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