American Buckeye vs Dilated Scalewort

Aesculus glabra compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Frullania
Species	Aesculus glabra	Frullania dilatata

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Dilated Scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.