Blushing Bride vs Leafless Ballart

Amanita novinupta compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Santalaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Exocarpos
Species	Amanita novinupta	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

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.