Caesar's Amanita vs Mercuryweed

Amanita caesarea compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Mercuryweed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Acalypha
Species	Amanita caesarea	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Mercuryweed
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.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (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.