Blushing Wood Mushroom vs White Alder

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Platylophus trifoliatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	White Alder
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Platylophus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Platylophus trifoliatus

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

White Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	White Alder
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).

White Alder

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.