Blushing Wood Mushroom vs toothcup

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	toothcup
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Lythraceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Ammannia
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	toothcup
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).

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.