Blushing Bride vs Prickly Pole

Amanita novinupta compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Prickly Pole
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)	Bactris
Species	Amanita novinupta	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Prickly Pole
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.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

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

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.