Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Prickly Juniper

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Prickly Juniper
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)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Juniperus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Prickly Juniper
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).

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.