Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Desert Indigo

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Indigofera brevidens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Desert Indigo
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Fabaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Indigofera
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Indigofera brevidens

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Desert Indigo
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).

Desert Indigo

Habitat

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

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.