American Buckeye vs Bladder Fern

Aesculus glabra compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Bladder Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Cystopteris
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cystopteris fragilis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Bladder Fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Bladder Fern
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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

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

Range

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

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States