Blusher vs Mountain yam

Amanita rubescens compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Mountain 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.

Mountain 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.