Blushing Bride vs Touch-me-not

Amanita novinupta compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blushing Bride Touch-me-not
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Melianthaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Melianthus
Species Amanita novinupta Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blushing Bride Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.

Touch-me-not

No description available.

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