Blushing Wood Mushroom vs White Pine

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	White Pine
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Dacrycarpus
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

White Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	White Pine
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 Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.