common greasewort vs Cornflower Bolete

Aneura pinguis compared with Gyroporus cyanescens

Key Differences

• common greasewort is Least Concern while Cornflower Bolete is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Cornflower Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (地钱门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (叶苔纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Metzgeriales (叉苔目)	Boletales (牛肝菌目)
Family	Aneuraceae	Gyroporaceae
Genus	Aneura	Gyroporus
Species	Aneura pinguis	Gyroporus cyanescens

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Cornflower Bolete

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Cornflower Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common greasewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Cornflower Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States