Blushing Wood Mushroom vs Mountain Cherry

Agaricus sylvaticus compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Fungi (真菌界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Agaricales (伞菌目)	Rosales (蔷薇目)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Agaricus sylvaticus	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Blushing Wood Mushroom

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Wood Mushroom	Mountain Cherry
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).

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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

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.