Blusher vs Mouterde's Ragwort

Amanita rubescens compared with Jacobaea mouterdei

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Mouterde's Ragwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Mouterde's Ragwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Jacobaea
Species	Amanita rubescens	Jacobaea mouterdei

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Mouterde's Ragwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Mouterde's Ragwort
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.

Mouterde's Ragwort

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.