American Buckeye vs Jelly Rot

Aesculus glabra compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Phlebia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Jelly Rot
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.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, 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.