Bishop's goutweed vs Oily Waxcap

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Hygrocybe quieta

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Oily Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Oily Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Apiales (зонтикоцветные)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Apiaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Hygrocybe
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Hygrocybe quieta

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Oily Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden