Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Solanaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Physalis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Sharp-leaf Ground-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).

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden