Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Heath Threadwort

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Cephaloziella stellulifera

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Heath Threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Heath Threadwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Cephaloziella
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Cephaloziella stellulifera

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Heath Threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Heath Threadwort
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).

Heath Threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States