Blushing Wood Mushroom vs monkeyflower

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Erythranthe guttata

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while monkeyflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	monkeyflower
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Phrymaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Erythranthe
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Erythranthe guttata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

monkeyflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	monkeyflower
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).

monkeyflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden