Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Button Dodder

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Button Dodder
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)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Cuscuta
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is a species in the genus Agaricus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States