American Buckeye vs Flowering Currant

Aesculus glabra compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Flowering Currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Ribes
Species	Aesculus glabra	Ribes sanguineum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Flowering Currant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.