American Buckeye vs Thrift Rust

Aesculus glabra compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Thrift 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	Uromyces
Species	Aesculus glabra	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Thrift 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.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.