Blusher vs Mountain Guava

Amanita rubescens compared with Psidium amplexicaule

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Mountain Guava
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Psidium
Species	Amanita rubescens	Psidium amplexicaule

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Guava

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Mountain Guava
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.

Mountain Guava

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.