American Buckeye vs arrowroot

Aesculus glabra compared with Thalia geniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	arrowroot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Salpidae
Genus	Aesculus	Thalia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Thalia geniculata

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	arrowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

arrowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.