Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Marsh Pine

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Pinus serotina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marsh Pine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Pinus serotina

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Marsh Pine
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).

Marsh Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.