Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Gray-leaf Cherry

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Prunus canescens

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Gray-leaf Cherry is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Gray-leaf Cherry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Prunus canescens

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Gray-leaf Cherry

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Gray-leaf Cherry
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).

Gray-leaf Cherry

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.