Peppery Roundhead vs Smoky Roundhead

Stropharia pseudocyanea compared with Stropharia inuncta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peppery Roundhead	Smoky Roundhead
Kingdom same	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order same	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family same	Strophariaceae	Strophariaceae
Genus same	Stropharia	Stropharia
Species	Stropharia pseudocyanea	Stropharia inuncta

Evolutionary Relationship

Peppery Roundhead and Smoky Roundhead share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stropharia.

Conservation Status

Peppery Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Smoky Roundhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peppery Roundhead	Smoky Roundhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peppery Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Smoky Roundhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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