Blushing Webcap vs Calamus

Cortinarius cyanites compared with Acorus calamus

Key Differences

Blushing Webcap is Data Deficient while Calamus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Webcap	Calamus
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Acorales (Acorales)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Acoraceae
Genus	Cortinarius	Acorus
Species	Cortinarius cyanites	Acorus calamus

Conservation Status

Blushing Webcap

DD — Data Deficient

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Webcap	Calamus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Blushing Webcap

The Blushing Webcap (Cortinarius cyanites) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.