American Buckeye vs Spring Hazelcup

Aesculus glabra compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Encoelia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Spring Hazelcup
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.

Spring Hazelcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.