Blackboard Tree vs Violet Webcap

Alstonia scholaris compared with Cortinarius violaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Violet Webcap
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Gentianales (용담목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Cortinarius
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Cortinarius violaceus

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Violet Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Violet Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Violet Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.