Amethyst Deceiver vs Arctic daisy

Laccaria amethystina compared with Arctanthemum arcticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amethyst Deceiver	Arctic daisy
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Laccaria	Arctanthemum
Species	Laccaria amethystina	Arctanthemum arcticum

Conservation Status

Amethyst Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amethyst Deceiver	Arctic daisy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amethyst Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Amethyst Deceiver

The Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is a species in the genus Laccaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States