Blusher vs Swamp Bay

Amanita rubescens compared with Magnolia virginiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Swamp Bay
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Magnolia
Species	Amanita rubescens	Magnolia virginiana

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Bay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Swamp Bay
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.

Swamp Bay

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.