Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Cushion Bracket

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Phellinus pomaceus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Cushion Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Aegilops	Phellinus
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Phellinus pomaceus

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Cushion Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	Cushion Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Cushion Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.