Capon'S-Feather vs Mealy Webcap

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

• Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern while Mealy Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	Mealy Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Cortinarius
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	Mealy Webcap
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).

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden