Blushing Bride vs Mercuryweed

Amanita novinupta compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Mercuryweed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Acalypha
Species	Amanita novinupta	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Mercuryweed
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.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (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.