American Buckeye vs Dewdrop Bonnet

Aesculus glabra compared with Hemimycena tortuosa

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Dewdrop Bonnet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Hemimycena
Species	Aesculus glabra	Hemimycena tortuosa

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Dewdrop Bonnet
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.

Dewdrop Bonnet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.