Blusher vs Full Moon Maple

Amanita rubescens compared with Acer shirasawanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Full Moon Maple
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Acer
Species	Amanita rubescens	Acer shirasawanum

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Full Moon Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Full Moon Maple
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.

Full Moon Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.