cushion hakea vs Fly Agaric

Hakea laurina compared with Amanita muscaria

Key Differences

cushion hakea is Vulnerable while Fly Agaric is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cushion hakea	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Proteales (Bộ Quắn hoa)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Proteaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Hakea	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Hakea laurina	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

cushion hakea

VU — Vulnerable

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cushion hakea	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

cushion hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France and India. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fly Agaric

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Among the most iconic and recognizable fungi on Earth, fly agaric mushrooms display striking red caps with white flecked warts across boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Despite their fairy-tale appearance, they contain potent psychoactive compounds including muscimol and ibotenic acid and are moderately toxic. They form critical mycorrhizal symbioses with birch, pine, and spruce trees, exchanging mineral nutrients for carbon and playing essential roles in boreal forest nutrient cycling.