Florida arrowroot vs Fly Agaric

Zamia pumila compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Florida arrowroot	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Cycadopsida (ソテツ綱)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Cycadales (ソテツ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Zamiaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Zamia	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Zamia pumila	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Florida arrowroot	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Florida arrowroot

Fly Agaric

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Fly Agaric

ベニテングタケ（Amanita muscaria）は地球上で最も象徴的で広く知られる菌類であり、北半球の北方林全域に白いいぼのある鮮やかな赤い傘を広げる。童話のような外見とは裏腹に、ムシモールやイボテン酸などの強力な向精神性化合物を含み、中程度の毒性がある。シラカバ、マツ、トウヒと重要な外生菌根共生関係を形成し、無機栄養素と炭素を交換することで北方林の栄養循環に不可欠な役割を担っている。