Flacher Lackporling vs Blue star

Ganoderma applanatum compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Flacher Lackporling is Least Concern while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flacher Lackporling	Blue star
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)	Gentianales (Enzianartige)
Family	Polyporaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ganoderma	Amsonia
Species	Ganoderma applanatum	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Flacher Lackporling

LC — Least Concern

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flacher Lackporling	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flacher Lackporling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blue star

Habitat

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

Flacher Lackporling

Artist's bracket (Ganoderma applanatum) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.