Bitter Webcap vs Blue star

Cortinarius infractus compared with Amsonia orientalis

Key Differences

• Bitter Webcap is Least Concern while Blue star is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Blue star
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cortinarius	Amsonia
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Amsonia orientalis

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Blue star
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Blue star

Habitat

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

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified 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.