Blusher vs Silver Lime

Amanita rubescens compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Malvaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Tilia
Species	Amanita rubescens	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

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 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden