Blushing Wood Mushroom vs spring hook moss

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Warnstorfia pseudostraminea

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while spring hook moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	spring hook moss
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Bryophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Warnstorfia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Warnstorfia pseudostraminea

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

spring hook moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	spring hook moss
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).

spring hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden