Blushing Wood Mushroom vs

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Hemiselmis amylifera

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cryptophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hemiselmis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Hemiselmis amylifera

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden