American Buckeye vs Pitch canker

Aesculus glabra compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Fusarium
Species	Aesculus glabra	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States