Blue Roundhead vs Candelnut

Stropharia caerulea compared with Aleurites rockinghamensis

Key Differences

• Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated while Candelnut is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	Candelnut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Strophariaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Stropharia	Aleurites
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Aleurites rockinghamensis

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Roundhead	Candelnut
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.

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Blue Roundhead

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

Candelnut

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