black currant-tree vs Slimy Waxcap

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Gliophorus irrigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Slimy 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	Gliophorus
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Gliophorus irrigatus

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Slimy Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Slimy 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.

Slimy Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.