American Buckeye vs Thistle Rust

Aesculus glabra compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Puccinia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Thistle Rust
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.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States