Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Persian buttercup

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Ranunculus asiaticus

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Persian buttercup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Persian buttercup
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Ranunculus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Ranunculus asiaticus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Persian buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Persian buttercup
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).

Persian buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Taiwan.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇼 Taiwan