Blushing Rosette vs Dwarf Water Clover

Abortiporus biennis compared with Marsilea minuta

Key Differences

Blushing Rosette is Near Threatened while Dwarf Water Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Rosette	Dwarf Water Clover
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Podoscyphaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Abortiporus	Marsilea
Species	Abortiporus biennis	Marsilea minuta

Conservation Status

Blushing Rosette

NT — Near Threatened

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Rosette	Dwarf Water Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Rosette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Blushing Rosette

The Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis) is a species in the genus Abortiporus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.