Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Gum-elemi

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Burseraceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Bursera
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Blushing Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus) is a species in the genus Agaricus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.