Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Jackswitch

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Corchorus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Jackswitch
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Malvaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Corchorus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Corchorus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Jackswitch
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).

Jackswitch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.