Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Forked Aster

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Eurybia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Forked Aster
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).

Forked Aster

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.