Blusher vs Narrow swordfern

Amanita rubescens compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Blusher is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Tracheophyta
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Nephrolepis
Species	Amanita rubescens	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Narrow swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blusher

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blusher

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States