Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Sargent Cherry

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Prunus sargentii

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Sargent Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Sargent Cherry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Prunus sargentii

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Sargent Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Sargent Cherry
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).

Sargent Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.