Blue Roundhead vs Wine Roundhead

Stropharia caerulea compared with Stropharia rugosoannulata

Key Differences

• Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated while Wine Roundhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	Wine Roundhead
Kingdom same	Fungi (菌界)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order same	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family same	Strophariaceae	Strophariaceae
Genus same	Stropharia	Stropharia
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Stropharia rugosoannulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Roundhead and Wine Roundhead share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stropharia.

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Wine Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Roundhead	Wine Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States.

Wine Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Blue Roundhead

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is a species in the genus Stropharia. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States