Caesar's Amanita vs Delicate Stonewort

Amanita caesarea compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Characeae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Chara
Species	Amanita caesarea	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Delicate Stonewort
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.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.