Blushing Wood Mushroom vs large-seed dodder

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Cuscuta
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	large-seed dodder
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).

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil