Branched Moonwort vs Caesar's Amanita

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Amanita caesarea

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Caesar's Amanita
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Botrychium	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Amanita caesarea

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Caesar's Amanita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Branched Moonwort

The Branched moonwort (Botrychium matricariifolium) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Caesar's Amanita

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States