Capon'S-Feather vs Scented Webcap

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Cortinarius agathosmus

Key Differences

Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern while Scented Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	Scented 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 agathosmus

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Scented Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	Scented 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).

Scented Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.