Caesar's Amanita vs River False Buttonweed

Amanita caesarea compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Spermacoce
Species	Amanita caesarea	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	River False Buttonweed
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.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.