Blusher vs Floating Bladderwort

Amanita rubescens compared with Utricularia radiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Floating Bladderwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Utricularia
Species	Amanita rubescens	Utricularia radiata

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Floating Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Floating Bladderwort
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.

Floating Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.