Adder'S Tongue vs American Buckeye

Ophioglossum vulgatum compared with Aesculus glabra

Key Differences

• Adder'S Tongue is Vulnerable while American Buckeye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder'S Tongue	American Buckeye
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Ophioglossum	Aesculus
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum	Aesculus glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder'S Tongue and American Buckeye share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Adder'S Tongue

VU — Vulnerable

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder'S Tongue	American Buckeye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder'S Tongue

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Adder'S Tongue

The Adder'S Tongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) is a species in the genus Ophioglossum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies, found across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States