American Buckeye vs Greyling Bracket

Aesculus glabra compared with Postia tephroleuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Postia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) 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.