Common Fieldcap vs Deptford Pink

Agrocybe pediades compared with Dianthus armeria

Key Differences

Common Fieldcap is Least Concern while Deptford Pink is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Fieldcap	Deptford Pink
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)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Strophariaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agrocybe	Dianthus
Species	Agrocybe pediades	Dianthus armeria

Conservation Status

Common Fieldcap

LC — Least Concern

Deptford Pink

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Fieldcap	Deptford Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Fieldcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Deptford Pink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile, Colombia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Fieldcap

The Common Fieldcap (<em>Agrocybe pediades</em>) is a saprotrophic fungus belonging to the genus Agrocybe within the family Strophariaceae. It typically produces small, tan to pale brown cap-shaped fruiting bodies and is often found growing in clusters or scattered on lawns, grassy areas, forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil-rich ecosystems. The species typically inhabits forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems, obtaining nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter. Its geographic range includes several European countries — Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden — as well as the United States in North America. <em>Agrocybe pediades</em> is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, reflecting its broad distribution and apparent stability. Biological traits of this species, including specific data on fruiting body size, lifespan, and ecological preferences, remain poorly documented in the scientific literature. Like other members of its genus, it typically fruits during warmer months and often appears after rainfall in nutrient-rich grassland and woodland habitats.