Blushing Bride vs Indian-nut

Amanita novinupta compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Arecaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Areca
Species	Amanita novinupta	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Indian-nut
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.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.