American Buckeye vs False Death-Cap

Aesculus glabra compared with Amanita citrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	False Death-Cap
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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Aesculus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Aesculus glabra	Amanita citrina

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	False Death-Cap
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.

False Death-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.