American Buckeye vs round-leaf cassia

Aesculus glabra compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	round-leaf cassia
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	Chamaecrista
Species	Aesculus glabra	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Buckeye and round-leaf cassia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	round-leaf cassia
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.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.