American Buckeye vs Cowberry Redleaf

Aesculus glabra compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Exobasidium
Species	Aesculus glabra	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Cowberry Redleaf
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.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.