Caesar's Amanita vs ground cholla

Amanita caesarea compared with Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Caesar's Amanita ground cholla
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Cactaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Cylindropuntia
Species Amanita caesarea Cylindropuntia echinocarpa

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Caesar's Amanita ground cholla
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.

ground cholla

Habitat

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

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.

ground cholla

No description available.

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