Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Candelabra Tree

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Araucaria angustifolia

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Candelabra Tree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Candelabra Tree
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Pinales (구과목)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Araucariaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Araucaria
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Araucaria angustifolia

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Candelabra Tree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Candelabra Tree
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).

Candelabra Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and India. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Candelabra Tree

The Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) is a species in the genus Araucaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil