American Buckeye vs Violet Domecap

Aesculus glabra compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Violet Domecap
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	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Calocybe
Species	Aesculus glabra	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Violet Domecap
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.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.