Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Rock soapwort

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Saponaria ocymoides

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Rock soapwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Rock soapwort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Saponaria
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Saponaria ocymoides

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Rock soapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Rock soapwort
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).

Rock soapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States