Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Streamside Swordfern

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Nephrolepis
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Streamside Swordfern
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).

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.