Caesar's Amanita vs Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Amanita caesarea compared with Salix myrtilloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
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)	Salicaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Salix
Species	Amanita caesarea	Salix myrtilloides

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	Myrtle-Leaved Willow
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.

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.