Blushing Bride vs Mount Mawson Pine

Amanita novinupta compared with Pherosphaera hookeriana

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Mount Mawson Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Mount Mawson Pine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Pherosphaera
Species	Amanita novinupta	Pherosphaera hookeriana

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Mount Mawson Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Mount Mawson Pine
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.

Mount Mawson Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.