Blushing Bride vs Dry Rot

Amanita novinupta compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Dry Rot
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Serpulidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Serpula
Species	Amanita novinupta	Serpula lacrymans

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Dry Rot
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.

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.