Blusher vs Water yam

Amanita rubescens compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Water yam
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dioscorea
Species	Amanita rubescens	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇺🇸 United States