Caesar's Amanita vs danewort, dwarf elder

Amanita caesarea compared with Sambucus ebulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Viburnaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Sambucus
Species Amanita caesarea Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita danewort, dwarf elder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caesar's Amanita

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

danewort, dwarf elder

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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