Canada beach-head iris vs Fly Agaric

Iris hookeri compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Canada beach-head iris is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada beach-head iris	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Iris	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Iris hookeri	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Canada beach-head iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada beach-head iris	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada beach-head iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

Fly Agaric

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Canada beach-head iris

The Canada beach-head iris (Iris hookeri) is a species in the genus Iris. Distributed across Canada and France.

Fly Agaric

Among the most iconic and recognizable fungi on Earth, fly agaric mushrooms display striking red caps with white flecked warts across boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite their fairy-tale appearance, they contain potent psychoactive compounds including muscimol and ibotenic acid and are moderately toxic. They form critical mycorrhizal symbioses with birch, pine, and spruce trees, exchanging mineral nutrients for carbon and playing essential roles in boreal forest nutrient cycling.