Blusher vs Prickly Heath

Amanita rubescens compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

Blusher is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ericaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Gaultheria
Species	Amanita rubescens	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.