Blue Roundhead vs Smoky Roundhead

Stropharia caerulea compared with Stropharia inuncta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	Smoky Roundhead
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Strophariaceae	Strophariaceae
Genus same	Stropharia	Stropharia
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Stropharia inuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Roundhead and Smoky Roundhead share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stropharia.

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Smoky Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Roundhead	Smoky Roundhead
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.

Smoky Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blue Roundhead

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway