Blue star vs Fawn Starweb

Amsonia orientalis compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Fawn Starweb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Amsonia	Asterostroma
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Fawn Starweb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.