Blushing Bride vs Root-headed Centaury

Amanita novinupta compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Blushing Bride is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bride	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Champignonartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Centaurea
Species	Amanita novinupta	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Blushing Bride

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bride	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bride

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

Blushing Bride

The Blushing Bride (Amanita novinupta) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.