American Buckeye vs Yellow Knight

Aesculus glabra compared with Tricholoma equestre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Yellow Knight
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	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aesculus	Tricholoma
Species	Aesculus glabra	Tricholoma equestre

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Yellow Knight
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.

Yellow Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.