American Buckeye vs Blistered Cup

Aesculus glabra compared with Peziza vesiculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Blistered Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Peziza
Species	Aesculus glabra	Peziza vesiculosa

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Blistered Cup
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.

Blistered Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.