Blushing Wood Mushroom vs River False Buttonweed

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blushing Wood Mushroom River False Buttonweed
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Rubiaceae
Genus Agaricus (Button Mushrooms) Spermacoce
Species Agaricus sylvaticus Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blushing Wood Mushroom River False Buttonweed
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).

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.

River False Buttonweed

No description available.

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