Blusher vs Mountain Needlewood

Amanita rubescens compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Proteaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Hakea
Species	Amanita rubescens	Hakea lissosperma

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Mountain Needlewood
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 Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.