gurumelo vs Stinging Tree

Amanita caesarea compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gurumelo	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Urticaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Dendrocnide
Species	Amanita caesarea	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

gurumelo

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gurumelo	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gurumelo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

gurumelo

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) 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.