Blushing Wood Mushroom vs catmint

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nepeta faassenii

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while catmint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	catmint
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)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nepeta
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nepeta faassenii

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

catmint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	catmint
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).

catmint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

catmint

The Catmint (Nepeta faassenii) is a species in the genus Nepeta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden