American Buckeye vs Pale Oyster

Aesculus glabra compared with Pleurotus pulmonarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Pale Oyster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Pleurotus
Species	Aesculus glabra	Pleurotus pulmonarius

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Pale Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Pale Oyster
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.

Pale Oyster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.