Blusher vs long yam

Amanita rubescens compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	long yam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dioscorea
Species	Amanita rubescens	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	long yam
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.

long yam

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.