American Buckeye vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Aesculus glabra compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Prostrate Thorn Cladonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Cladonia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
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.

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.