Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Small shell ginger

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Alpinia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Small shell ginger
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).

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in 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.