American Buckeye vs Onion Smut

Aesculus glabra compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Urocystis
Species	Aesculus glabra	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Onion Smut
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.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

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.