Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Cuckoo-Bread

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blushing Wood Mushroom Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Oxalidaceae
Genus Agaricus (Button Mushrooms) Oxalis
Species Agaricus sylvaticus Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blushing Wood Mushroom Cuckoo-Bread
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).

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Cuckoo-Bread

No description available.

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