Bitter Webcap vs Centuryplant

Cortinarius infractus compared with Agave americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Webcap Centuryplant
Kingdom Fungi (грибы) Plantae (растения)
Phylum Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты) Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты) Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order Agaricales (агариковые) Asparagales (Спаржецветные)
Family Cortinariaceae Asparagaceae
Genus Cortinarius Agave
Species Cortinarius infractus Agave americana

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Webcap Centuryplant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

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