Fly Agaric vs three-flower maple

Amanita muscaria compared with Acer triflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fly Agaric three-flower maple
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Sapindaceae
Genus Amanita (Amanitas) Acer
Species Amanita muscaria Acer triflorum

Conservation Status

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

three-flower maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fly Agaric three-flower maple
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).

three-flower maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fly Agaric

A amanita-das-moscas (Amanita muscaria) é um dos fungos mais icônicos e reconhecíveis da Terra, exibindo chapéus vermelhos marcantes com verrugas brancas nos bosques boreais do hemisfério norte. Apesar de sua aparência de conto de fadas, contém potentes compostos psicoativos como muscimol e ácido iboténico, sendo moderadamente tóxico. Forma simbioses micorrízicas essenciais com bétulas, pinheiros e abetos, trocando nutrientes minerais por carbono e desempenhando papéis fundamentais na ciclagem de nutrientes nas florestas boreais.

three-flower maple

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