American Buckeye vs Beech bark disease

Aesculus glabra compared with Neonectria coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Beech bark disease
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Neonectria
Species	Aesculus glabra	Neonectria coccinea

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Beech bark disease
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.

Beech bark disease

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Beech bark disease

The Beech bark disease (Neonectria coccinea) is a species in the genus Neonectria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States