Blue Roundhead vs bristly bearberry

Stropharia caerulea compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Strophariaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Stropharia	Arctostaphylos
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Roundhead	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Blue Roundhead

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is a species in the genus Stropharia. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.