Blusher vs Pencil Cedar

Amanita rubescens compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blusher	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Araliaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Polyscias
Species	Amanita rubescens	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Blusher

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blusher	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blusher

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

Blusher

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