Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Red-cedar

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Juniperus scopulorum

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Red-cedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Red-cedar
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 scopulorum

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Red-cedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Red-cedar
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).

Red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, India, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden