Blushing Bride vs Delicate Stonewort

Amanita novinupta compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Characeae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chara
Species	Amanita novinupta	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Delicate Stonewort
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.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.