Blusher vs Raphia Palm

Amanita rubescens compared with Raphia hookeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Raphia Palm
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Arecaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Raphia
Species	Amanita rubescens	Raphia hookeri

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Raphia Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Raphia Palm
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.

Raphia Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

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.