Blusher vs Flat Wrack

Amanita rubescens compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Fucaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Fucus
Species	Amanita rubescens	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.