Blackcurrant vs Slippery Jack

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Suillus
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) 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.