Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Fetid Toadshade

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Trillium foetidissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Fetid Toadshade
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Trillium
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Trillium foetidissimum

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Fetid Toadshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Fetid Toadshade
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).

Fetid Toadshade

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.