Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Hooked Dock

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Rumex
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Hooked Dock
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).

Hooked Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.