American Buckeye vs Narrow-leafed Ash

Aesculus glabra compared with Fraxinus angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Narrow-leafed Ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Fraxinus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Fraxinus angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Narrow-leafed Ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-leafed Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Narrow-leafed Ash
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.

Narrow-leafed Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.