Blushing Wood Mushroom vs spring squill

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while spring squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	spring squill
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Scilla
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	spring squill
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 squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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 🇵🇹 Portugal