Blusher vs Starfish Clerodendrum

Amanita rubescens compared with Clerodendrum minahassae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Starfish Clerodendrum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Clerodendrum
Species	Amanita rubescens	Clerodendrum minahassae

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Starfish Clerodendrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Starfish Clerodendrum
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.

Starfish Clerodendrum

Habitat

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

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.