American Buckeye vs False Puffball

Aesculus glabra compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	False Puffball
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mycetozoa
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Reticularia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	False Puffball
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 Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States