Blushing Wood Mushroom vs

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Planktothrix prolifica

Key Differences

• Blushing Wood Mushroom is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Cyanobacteria (สาหร่ายสีเขียวแกมน้ำเงิน)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Microcoleaceae
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Planktothrix
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Planktothrix prolifica

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Planktothrix prolifica is a filamentous cyanobacterium in the family Phormidiaceae that forms straight, unbranched trichomes in the water column of freshwater lakes. Some Planktothrix species are associated with the production of cyanotoxins, making them of ecological and public health interest. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden