Caesar's Amanita vs scratch grass

Amanita caesarea compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Caesar's Amanita is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caesar's Amanita	scratch grass
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Muhlenbergia
Species	Amanita caesarea	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Caesar's Amanita

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caesar's Amanita	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.