Blushing Bride vs Shoddy Ragwort

Amanita novinupta compared with Senecio pterophorus

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Shoddy Ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Shoddy Ragwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Senecio
Species	Amanita novinupta	Senecio pterophorus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Shoddy Ragwort
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.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.