Box Parachute vs bristly bearberry

Marasmius buxi compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Marasmiaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Marasmius	Arctostaphylos
Species	Marasmius buxi	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.