Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Mingan Grapefern

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Botrychium
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mingan Grapefern
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).

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States