Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Phalsa

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Grewia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Phalsa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Malvaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Grewia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Grewia asiatica

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Phalsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Phalsa
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).

Phalsa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Seychelles, Taiwan, and 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 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States