Caesar's Amanita vs Mountain Aster

Amanita caesarea compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Oclemena
Species	Amanita caesarea	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.