Blushing Bride vs Crested Oval Sedge

Amanita novinupta compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Carex
Species	Amanita novinupta	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Crested Oval Sedge
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.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.