Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Shallon

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Shallon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Shallon
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ericaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Gaultheria
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Shallon
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).

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden