Blusher vs Leafless Ballart

Amanita rubescens compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Santalaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Exocarpos
Species	Amanita rubescens	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

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.