Canada Lily vs Fly Agaric

Lilium canadense compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Canada Lily is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Lily	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Liliaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Lilium	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Lilium canadense	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Canada Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Lily	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

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 Lily

The Canada Lily (Lilium canadense) is a species in the genus Lilium. Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States