black currant-tree vs Dune Waxcap

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Hygrocybe conicoides

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Dune Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Antidesma	Hygrocybe
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Hygrocybe conicoides

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Dune Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Dune Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.