Blue-Girdled Webcap vs Blue star

Cortinarius collinitus compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Blue-Girdled Webcap is Least Concern while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Blue star
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cortinarius	Amsonia
Species	Cortinarius collinitus	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Blue-Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Girdled Webcap	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Girdled Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blue star

Habitat

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

Blue-Girdled Webcap

The Blue Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius collinitus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.