Blusher vs Whitish Thistle

Amanita rubescens compared with Cirsium dealbatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Whitish Thistle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cirsium
Species	Amanita rubescens	Cirsium dealbatum

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Whitish Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Whitish Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blusher

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Whitish Thistle

Habitat

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

Blusher

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) 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.