Blushing Bride vs Toothwort

Amanita novinupta compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Toothwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Lathraea
Species	Amanita novinupta	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.