Blue star vs Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Amsonia orientalis compared with Hydnellum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Sweetgrass Hydnellum is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Amsonia	Hydnellum
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Hydnellum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Sweetgrass Hydnellum
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.

Sweetgrass Hydnellum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.