Capon'S-Feather vs

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Ranunculales (Ranunculales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Ranunculaceae Niaceae
Genus Aquilegia Flagelloscypha
Species Aquilegia vulgaris Flagelloscypha punctiformis

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Capon'S-Feather
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Flagelloscypha punctiformis is a minute, hairy cup fungus with tiny white to cream-colored apothecia bearing distinctive bristle-like hairs on the outer surface. It grows on dead branches and twigs of hardwood trees in temperate European forests. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead woody plant material in its forest habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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