American Buckeye vs Blue Flag

Aesculus glabra compared with Iris versicolor

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Blue Flag is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Blue Flag
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Sapindaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aesculus	Iris
Species	Aesculus glabra	Iris versicolor

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Blue Flag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Blue Flag
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.

Blue Flag

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Blue Flag

The Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is a species in the genus Iris. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States