Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Box Rust

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Box Rust
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Puccinia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Puccinia buxi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blushing Wood Mushroom and Box Rust share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Basidiomycota. (Club Fungi)

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Box Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is a species in the genus Agaricus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal