American Buckeye vs Pith Plant

Aesculus glabra compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Pith Plant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Sapindaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Aeschynomene
Species	Aesculus glabra	Aeschynomene aspera

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and Pith Plant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.