Black-Staining Polypore vs Blue star

Meripilus sumstinei compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Staining Polypore	Blue star
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Meripilaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Meripilus	Amsonia
Species	Meripilus sumstinei	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Staining Polypore	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Blue star

Habitat

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

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.