American Buckeye vs Hazel Bracket

Aesculus glabra compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Hazel 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	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Skeletocutis
Species	Aesculus glabra	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Hazel 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.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.