American Buckeye vs Butternut Canker

Aesculus glabra compared with Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Butternut Canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Butternut Canker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diaporthales (Diaporthales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gnomoniaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Ophiognomonia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Butternut Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Butternut Canker
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.

Butternut Canker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Butternut Canker

The Butternut Canker (Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum) is a species in the genus Ophiognomonia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States