Blusher vs Orange cestrum

Amanita rubescens compared with Cestrum aurantiacum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Orange cestrum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Solanaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cestrum
Species	Amanita rubescens	Cestrum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Orange cestrum
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.

Orange cestrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States