Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Squirrel Corn

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Papaveraceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Dicentra
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Squirrel Corn
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).

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.