Devil weed vs Fly Agaric

Sargassum horneri compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

• Devil weed is Not Evaluated while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil weed	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Chromista (크로미스타)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Phaeophyceae (갈조강)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Fucales (뜸부기목)	Agaricales (주름버섯목)
Family	Sargassaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Sargassum	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Sargassum horneri	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

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

광대버섯(Amanita muscaria)은 지구상에서 가장 상징적이고 잘 알려진 균류로, 북반구 한대림 전역에 걸쳐 흰 반점이 박힌 선명한 붉은 갓을 드러낸다. 동화 같은 외모와 달리 무스시몰과 이보텐산 등 강력한 향정신성 화합물을 함유하며 중등도 독성이 있다. 자작나무, 소나무, 가문비나무와 필수 외균근 공생 관계를 형성하여 무기 영양분을 탄소와 교환하며 한대림 영양 순환에 핵심 역할을 담당한다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States