Blusher vs Confusing Trillium

Amanita rubescens compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Trillium
Species	Amanita rubescens	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Confusing Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blusher

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Blusher

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.