Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Laurel

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Laurel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Annonaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Guatteria
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Laurel
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).

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.