Coastal Mushoom vs

Agaricus litoralis compared with Hydnellum compactum

Key Differences

Coastal Mushoom is Least Concern while is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Mushoom
Kingdom same	Fungi (균계)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Agaricales (주름버섯목)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Hydnellum
Species	Agaricus litoralis	Hydnellum compactum

Evolutionary Relationship

Coastal Mushoom and share a common ancestor at the Class level: Agaricomycetes. (주름버섯강)

보기 Class: Agaricomycetes

Conservation Status

Coastal Mushoom

LC — Least Concern

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal Mushoom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coastal Mushoom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Coastal Mushoom

Agaricus litoralis, the coastal mushroom, is a saprotrophic agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae occurring in sand dunes, coastal grassland, and sandy soil habitats along the coasts of northwestern Europe, with confirmed records from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The genus Agaricus contains the familiar cultivated button mushroom (A. bisporus) along with hundreds of wild species, and members are characterized by a ring on the stem and browning, discoloring, or non-discoloring flesh when cut, features used in field identification. Agaricus litoralis is a medium-sized mushroom producing white to cream-colored caps 4–10 centimeters across with pinkish then dark brown gills and a stout stem with a double ring, fruiting in sand dune hollows and the grassy margins of coastal habitats from summer through autumn. The specific epithet litoralis refers directly to its coastal habitat preference. As a saprotroph, it decomposes organic matter in the sandy soil substrate, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, being relatively widespread in suitable coastal sandy habitat across northwestern Europe. Like many coastal fungi, it is specifically adapted to the nutrient-poor, well-drained, alkaline conditions of stabilized sand dune systems.

Hydnellum compactum는 아래쪽에 침이 덮인 치밀하고 갈황색~녹슨 갈색 갓 표면을 가진 유병 치버섯이다. 유럽과 북미 일부의 침엽수림 바닥에서 자라며 소나무, 가문비나무, 전나무와 외균근 공생 관계를 형성한다.