Blushing Bride vs Nutmeg

Amanita novinupta compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Myristicaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Myristica
Species	Amanita novinupta	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.