Blusher vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Amanita rubescens compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Prickly-flower Cyanea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cyanea
Species	Amanita rubescens	Cyanea aculeatiflora

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Prickly-flower Cyanea
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.

Prickly-flower Cyanea

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.