Blusher vs Starfruit

Amanita rubescens compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Starfruit
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Alismataceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Damasonium
Species	Amanita rubescens	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.