Blushing Bride vs Spurge

Amanita novinupta compared with Homalanthus populneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Spurge
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)	Homalanthus
Species	Amanita novinupta	Homalanthus populneus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Spurge
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.

Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.