American Buckeye vs Mexican-olive

Aesculus glabra compared with Cordia boissieri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Mexican-olive
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Cordia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cordia boissieri

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Mexican-olive share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Mexican-olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Mexican-olive
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.

Mexican-olive

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.