Blushing Bride vs Creeping Thyme

Amanita novinupta compared with Thymus praecox

Key Differences

Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Creeping Thyme
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)	Thymus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Thymus praecox

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Creeping Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bride

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blushing Bride

The Blushing Bride (Amanita novinupta) 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.