Blistering Ammania vs Fool's Webcap

Ammannia baccifera compared with Cortinarius orellanus

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Fool's Webcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Fool's Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Myrtales (フトモモ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Lythraceae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Cortinarius
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Cortinarius orellanus

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Fool's Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Fool's Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Fool's Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian