Alder Wrinkle vs Coastal Mushoom

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Agaricus litoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Coastal Mushoom
Kingdom same	Fungi (真菌界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (外囊菌綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Taphrinales (外囊菌目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Taphrina	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Agaricus litoralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Wrinkle and Coastal Mushoom share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Fungi. (真菌界)

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Coastal Mushoom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Coastal Mushoom
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Coastal Mushoom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Coastal Mushoom

Agaricus litoralis, the coastal mushroom, is a saprotrophic agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae occurring in sand dunes, coastal grassland, and sandy soil habitats along the coasts of northwestern Europe, with confirmed records from Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. The genus Agaricus contains the familiar cultivated button mushroom (A. bisporus) along with hundreds of wild species, and members are characterized by a ring on the stem and browning, discoloring, or non-discoloring flesh when cut, features used in field identification. Agaricus litoralis is a medium-sized mushroom producing white to cream-colored caps 4–10 centimeters across with pinkish then dark brown gills and a stout stem with a double ring, fruiting in sand dune hollows and the grassy margins of coastal habitats from summer through autumn. The specific epithet litoralis refers directly to its coastal habitat preference. As a saprotroph, it decomposes organic matter in the sandy soil substrate, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, being relatively widespread in suitable coastal sandy habitat across northwestern Europe. Like many coastal fungi, it is specifically adapted to the nutrient-poor, well-drained, alkaline conditions of stabilized sand dune systems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden