Fly Agaric vs Giant dodder

Amanita muscaria compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric Giant dodder
Kingdom Fungi (균계) Plantae (식물)
Phylum Basidiomycota (담자균류) Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강) Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order Agaricales (주름버섯목) Solanales (가지목)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Convolvulaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Cuscuta
Species Amanita muscaria Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

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.

Giant dodder

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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