Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Devil weed

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Devil weed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Sargassaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Sargassum
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Devil weed
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).

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and 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.