American Buckeye vs Hard Alectryon

Aesculus glabra compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Sapindaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Alectryon
Species	Aesculus glabra	Alectryon subdentatus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Hard Alectryon share a common ancestor at the Family level: Sapindaceae.

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Hard Alectryon
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.

Hard Alectryon

Habitat

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

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.