American Buckeye vs Pacific mountain onion

Aesculus glabra compared with Allium validum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Pacific mountain onion
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Allium
Species	Aesculus glabra	Allium validum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Pacific mountain onion share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Pacific mountain onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Pacific mountain onion
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.

Pacific mountain onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.