American Buckeye vs Scented Webcap

Aesculus glabra compared with Cortinarius agathosmus

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Scented Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Scented Webcap
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	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Cortinarius
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cortinarius agathosmus

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Scented Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Scented Webcap
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.

Scented Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.